Effect of acupuncture on Deqi traits and pain intensity in primary dysmenorrhea: analysis of data from a larger randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Jing Wang¹  Guang-Xia Shi¹  Lin-Peng Wang¹  Qian-Qian Li¹  Cun-Zhi Liu¹  Jiang Zhu²  Meng-Meng Wu³  Li-Ping Guan³  Li-Li Han³ 

[1] Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, affiliated to Capital Medical University, 23 Meishuguanhou Street, 100010, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China;School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 11 Bei San Huan East Road, 100010, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China;The First Hospital affiliated to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 West Anshan Avenue, 300193, Tianjin, China;

关键词: Acupuncture;    Deqi traits;    Pain intensity;    Primary dysmenorrhea;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-14-69

 received in 2012-11-29, accepted in 2014-02-13,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDeqi is a central concept in traditional Chinese acupuncture. We performed a secondary analysis on data from a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) in order to assess the effect of acupuncture on deqi traits and pain intensity in primary dysmenorrhea.MethodsA total of 60 primary dysmenorrhea patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. Acupuncture was given at SP6, GB39 or nonacupoint. Subjective pain was measured by a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after acupuncture. The Massachusetts General Hospital acupuncture sensation scales (MASS) with minor modification was used to rate deqi sensations during acupuncture.ResultsThe results showed that VAS scores of pain after acupuncture were significantly decreased comparing to before acupuncture treatment in all three groups (P = 0.000). However, no significant differences were found among three groups at the beginning or end of acupuncture treatment (P = 0.928, P = 0.419).ConclusionsThere was no statistical difference among three groups in terms of intensity of deqi feeling. The types of sensation were similar across the groups with only minor differences among them.Trial registrationTrial registration number: Controlled-Trials.com ISRCTN24863192.

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