Clinical Observation on Acupuncture in Treating Patients with Sleep Disorders in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in the treating patients with sleep disorder in ankylosing spondylitis.Methods A total of 60 patients with sleep disorder in ankylosing spondylitis were randomly divided into observation group and control group,30 cases in each group.The control group was given oral administration of Liuzosulfapyridine Enteric-coated Tablets and Celecoxib Capsules,and the observation group was given acupuncture for treatment on the basis of the control group for four consecutive weeks.After one month of treatment,the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated,and the changes in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)scores,as well as the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index(BASDAI)and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index(BASFI)were observed in the patients of the two groups before and after treatment.The changes in C-reactive protein(CRP)levels between the two groups of patients before and after treatment were compared.And the safety and the occurrence of adverse reactions in the two groups were evaluated.Results(1)After treatment,the PSQI and BASDAI scores of patients in the two groups were improved significantly(P<0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly superior to that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).(2)After treatment,the HADS(A)and HADS(D)scores of patients in the two groups were improved significantly(P<0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was slightly superior to that in the control group,but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).(3)After treatment,the BASFI scores of patients in the two groups were slightly improved,but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).(4)After treatment,the CRP levels of patients in the two groups were improved significantly(P<0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly superior to that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).(5)The total effective rate was 83.33%(25/30)in the observation group and 60.00%(18/30)in the control group.The efficacy of the observation group was superior to that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).(6)Comparison of the incidence of adverse reactions between the observation group and the control group,the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture in treating sleep disorders in ankylosing spondylitis can effectively improve patients'sleep quality,disease activity and inflammation indexes,and improve patients'clinical symptoms,and it is safe and feasible,without obvious adverse reactions,and the efficacy is remarkable.