Nekooi Marzieh, Bazarganipour Fatemeh, Zoladl Mohammad, Heshmat Reza, Aramesh Shahintaj, Hosseini Nazafarin
Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Jun 6;2022:2920132. doi: 10.1155/2022/2920132. eCollection 2022.
The present study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on health-related quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. This study was a double-blind, randomized clinical trial with a control group. Ninety-six patients with polycystic ovary syndrome from Mofateh gynecological clinic in Yasuj in Iran were enrolled according to the inclusion criteria. Patients were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, pressure on the points, Ren3, Ren4, Liv3, Sp6, and Sp10 and in the control group, pressure on sham points were performed for 6 weeks (2 sessions per week). The primary outcome was health-related quality of life, measured by the modified polycystic ovary syndrome health-related quality of life questionnaire (MPCOSQ). The secondary outcomes were total testosterone levels and clinical symptoms in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. The outcome variables were measured before the intervention at week 0 (baseline) and after the intervention at week 18 (12 weeks after the end of intervention). The results indicated that at week 18, the score of clinical symptoms and the total testosterone level of the intervention group were lower than those of the control group. The health-related quality of life score in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group, which was statistically significant ( < 0/05). Therefore, acupressure in these points is recommended as a practical and effective method of treating polycystic ovarian syndrome.
本研究旨在确定穴位按压对多囊卵巢综合征患者健康相关生活质量的影响。本研究是一项设有对照组的双盲随机临床试验。根据纳入标准，招募了来自伊朗亚苏季莫法特妇科诊所的96例多囊卵巢综合征患者。患者被随机分为干预组和对照组。干预组对任3、任4、肝3、脾6和脾10穴位进行按压，对照组对假穴位进行按压，持续6周（每周2次）。主要结局是健康相关生活质量，通过改良的多囊卵巢综合征健康相关生活质量问卷（MPCOSQ）进行测量。次要结局是多囊卵巢综合征患者的总睾酮水平和临床症状。在干预前第0周（基线）和干预后第18周（干预结束后12周）测量结局变量。结果表明，在第18周时，干预组的临床症状评分和总睾酮水平低于对照组。干预组的健康相关生活质量评分高于对照组，差异具有统计学意义（<0/05）。因此，推荐对这些穴位进行穴位按压作为治疗多囊卵巢综合征的一种实用有效的方法。
