Han Hong-yan
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Aug;30(8):627-9.
To compare the therapeutic effect of catgut implantation and Deanxit for treatment of depression.
Ninety-four cases of depression were randomly divided into a catgut implantation group (50 cases) and a medication group (44 cases). Catgut implantation group was applied with catgut implantation at Hanyan (GB 4), Baihui (GV 20), Shenmen (HT 7), Fenglong (ST 40), Taichong (LR 3), once two weeks, and 4 times in total. Medication group was treated with oral administration of Deanxit, for eight weeks in total. The the-rapeutic effects of both groups were compared with Hamilton Depression-17 Items Scale (HAMD-17) before and after treatment.
The scores of HAMD-17 were decreased after treatment in both groups (both P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between two groups after treatment (P>0.05). The total effective rate was 87.8% (43/49) in catgut implantation group and 90.7% (39/43) in medication group, with no significant difference between two groups (P>0.05).
Catgut implantation can effectively improve the symptoms of depression patients, with a similar therapeutic effect with Deanxit, and it has a better clinical compliance without any adverse effects.
比较穴位埋线与黛力新治疗抑郁症的疗效。
将94例抑郁症患者随机分为穴位埋线组（50例）和药物治疗组（44例）。穴位埋线组于颔厌（GB 4）、百会（GV 20）、神门（HT 7）、丰隆（ST 40）、太冲（LR 3）进行穴位埋线，每两周1次，共4次。药物治疗组口服黛力新治疗，共8周。采用汉密尔顿抑郁量表17项（HAMD-17）评定两组治疗前后疗效。
两组治疗后HAMD-17评分均降低（均P<0.05），治疗后两组间差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。穴位埋线组总有效率为87.8%（43/49），药物治疗组为90.7%（39/43），两组间差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。
穴位埋线能有效改善抑郁症患者症状，与黛力新疗效相当，临床依从性好，无不良反应。
