Clinical Study Of Insomnia With The Treatment Of Tiao Zang An Shen

Objective: To study the efficacy of the acupuncture method of Tiao Zang An shen in the treatment of insomnia.Method: Sixty patients with insomnia were randomly divided into curing group and comparing group. The former was treated with acupuncture and the later by imported Zopidem. Sleep quality of patients was measured with Pittburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Result: Among acupuncture therapy group, fifteen patients recovered and nine did in comparing group. The total effective rate of acupuncture therapy is 96. 67% and that of Zopidem therapy group is 73.33%. Statistics shows that acupuncture has better effect in treatment of insomnia than Zopidem in clinical efficacy (p<0.05).At the end of study , total sleeping time, sleep quality, sleep eff iciency, the during time before sleep and day function in both groups, according to PSQI, had significantly improved than those before the treatment (p<0.01). Acupuncture has better effect in sleep quality and day function than Zopidem has (p<0.05). The side effects of zopidem developed more frequently than those of acupuncture except Yun Zhen (p<0. 01).Conclusion: The acupuncture method of Tiao Zang An Shen is effective and safe way in treating insomnia and can obviously improve patient' s sleep quality.