[Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with acupuncture combined with acupoint injection: a randomized controlled trial]

Abstract

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy difference in the treatment of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (NHIE) between the combined therapy of acupuncture land acupoint injection of nerve growth fac-tor (NGF) and the combined therapy of the intravenous drop of citicoline sodium and intramuscular injection of NGF.

Methods: Sixty-one cases of NHIE were randomized into an observation group (32 cases) and a control group (29 cases). In the observation group, acupuncture combined with acupint injection of NGF was adopted. The acupoints were Baihui (GV 20), Dazhui (GV 14) and Fengfu (GV 16), 0. 5 mL each acupoint, once a day. In the control group, the intravenous drop of citicoline sodium and intramuscular injection of NGF were used. The, treatment of 7 days made one session and 3 sessions were required. Separately, in 7, 14 and 21 days of treatment, the clinical efficacy, behavior nerve determination score and adverse reaction were observed in the two groups.

Results: In 7, 14 and 21 days of treatment, the total effective rates were 50. 0% (16/32), 68. 8% (22/32) and 78. 1% (25/32) in the observation group and were 69. 0% (20/29), 72. 4% (21/29) and 82. 8% (24/29) in the control group. The result in the control group was better than that in the observation group in the 7 days (P< 0. 05). The behavior determination scores in 7, 14 and 21 days were all improved obviously as compared with those before treatment in the two groups (P<0. 05, P<0. 01). The score in the control group was better than that in the, observation group in the 7 days (P<0. 05). The differences were not significant in the scores between the two groups in 14 and 21 days (both P>0. 05). The incidence of adverse reaction in the observation group was lower than that in, the control group [14. 3% (5/35) vs 31. 4% (11/35), P<0. 05] and the severity was mild.

Conclusion: In the treatment of NHIE with the combined therapy of acupuncture and acupint injection, the overall efficacy in 1 week; is inferior to that of the combined therapy of the intravenous drop of citicoline sodium and intramuscular injection of NGF. But the efficacy is improved gradually along with the treatment progression and the adverse reaction is less.