单针针刺可减轻经食管超声心动图检查时的 gag 反射：一项双盲、随机、对照的试点试验。

Single-needle acupuncture alleviates gag reflex during transesophageal echocardiography: a blinded, randomized, controlled pilot trial.

作者信息

Rösler Alexander, Otto Bettina, Schreiber-Dietrich Dagmar, Steinmetz Helmuth, Kessler Kirn R

机构信息

Department of Neurology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

出版信息

J Altern Complement Med. 2003 Dec;9(6):847-9. doi: 10.1089/107555303771952190.

DOI:10.1089/107555303771952190

PMID:14736356

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

To study the effect of single-needle acupuncture in suppressing gag-reflex in transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

DESIGN

Prospective, blinded trial. Settings/locations: Patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack undergoing TEE because of presumed cardioembolic origin in a specialized stroke unit of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Subjects/Study interventions: Forty-one (41) patients were studied. Patients received single-needle acupuncture with a 0.2 x 13 mm disposable acupuncture needle (Suzhou Medical Appliances, China), 10-mm deep either at Chengjiang (midline between lower lip and chin) or superficially at a sham point (tip of the chin) during TEE or no acupuncture for alleviating gag reflex.

OUTCOME MEASURES

Severity of gagging was rated on a visual-analogue scale.

RESULTS

The acupuncture group experienced significantly less gagging than the sham group (p = 0.037) or the nonacupuncture group (p = 0.013).

CONCLUSIONS

Acupuncture of CV24 is an easy to apply and effective method to reduce gag reflex during TEE.

摘要

目的

研究单针针刺在抑制经食管超声心动图（TEE）检查时恶心反射中的作用。

设计

前瞻性、盲法试验。地点：德国美因河畔法兰克福约翰·沃尔夫冈·歌德大学的一个专业卒中单元，因推测心源性栓塞病因接受TEE检查的缺血性卒中或短暂性脑缺血发作患者。受试者/研究干预措施：对41例患者进行研究。患者在TEE检查期间，使用0.2×13 mm一次性针灸针（中国苏州医疗器械），在承浆穴（下唇与下巴之间的中线处）进针10 mm深，或在假穴（下巴尖端）浅刺，或不进行针刺以减轻恶心反射。