Liang Feng-Xia, Chen Ze-Bin, Wu Song, Liu Jian-Min, Wang Jing-Zhi, Lu Ji-Dong, Wang Lu-Shan, Chen Li, Shu Qing, Daniela Litscher, Wang Lu, Wang Hua, Gerhard Litscher
College of Acupuncture and Orthopaedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, China.
Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Preventive Treatment by Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Wuhan, 430061, China.
Chin J Integr Med. 2018 Jun;24(6):423-428. doi: 10.1007/s11655-017-2548-4. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
Acupuncture can not only be used for well-known diseases, but also for so-called modern lifestyle-related diseases. Using innovative methods like e.g. new analyses of heart rate variability (HRV), it is also possible to investigate diseases like burnout syndrome, ie., qi deficiency in Chinese medicine (CM).
The main object of this research protocol is to perform research on the relationship of burnout syndrome and heart rate (HR) and HRV.
A total of 175 patients with burnout syndrome (qi deficiency syndrome) in five groups and 35 healthy volunteers will be investigated. Based on random numbers generated by computer and concealed in opaque envelops, the patients will be assigned to four acupuncture groups using Zusanli (ST 36) acupuncture stimulation, Guanyuan (CV4) acupuncture stimulation, both points, and both points with Streitberger device respectively, and a moxibustion group using both points mentioned above, with 35 cases in each group. Altogether four different experiments are planned. Experiment 1 includes 70 subjects and is a comparison between a burnout group and a control group (healthy volunteers). The evaluation parameters are different scores and indices of HR and HRV. Experiment 2 includes 140 subjects and compares the efficacy of different acupuncture points. In experiment 3 (105 subjects), acupuncture and moxibustion should be compared to healthy volunteers. Experiment 4 (70 subjects) investigates the long-term therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the scores of qi deficiency and HR/HRV in qi deficiency patients. In both the acupuncture and moxibustion groups, a total of 10 treatments will be performed.
The joint research aims at the scientific evaluation of CM, mainly in the field of HRV. This parameter could be a very good indicator of the state of health and can be inflfluenced by different acupuncture methods, as shown in the past.
针灸不仅可用于治疗广为人知的疾病，还可用于治疗所谓的现代生活方式相关疾病。运用诸如心率变异性（HRV）新分析等创新方法，也能够对诸如倦怠综合征（即中医的气虚）等疾病进行研究。
本研究方案的主要目的是对倦怠综合征与心率（HR）及HRV之间的关系展开研究。
将对五组共175例倦怠综合征（气虚证）患者和35名健康志愿者进行调查。基于计算机生成并藏于不透明信封中的随机数字，患者将分别被分配至四组针灸组，即分别采用足三里（ST 36）针刺刺激、关元（CV4）针刺刺激、双侧穴位针刺刺激以及使用 Streitberger 装置进行双侧穴位针刺刺激，还有一组为采用上述双侧穴位的艾灸组，每组35例。总共计划进行四项不同的实验。实验1包括70名受试者，是倦怠组与对照组（健康志愿者）之间的比较。评估参数为HR和HRV的不同评分及指标。实验2包括140名受试者，比较不同穴位的疗效。实验3（105名受试者）将针刺和艾灸与健康志愿者进行比较。实验4（70名受试者）研究针刺和艾灸对气虚患者气虚评分及HR/HRV的长期治疗效果。在针刺组和艾灸组中，均将进行总共10次治疗。
联合研究旨在对中医进行科学评估，主要在HRV领域。如过去所示，该参数可能是健康状况的一个很好指标，并且可受到不同针灸方法的影响。
