Clinical Study of Needling New Baliao Acupoints Combined with Du Meridian Pricking Bloodletting Cupping in Treatment of Chronic Urticaria
Objective:To explore the clinical study of needling new Baoliao acupoints combined with Du meridian pricking bloodletting cupping in treatment of chronic urticaria.Methods:The patients with chronic urticaria of blood deficiency and wind dryness pattern were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,with 60 patients in each group.The control group was treated with Du meridian pricking bloodletting cupping;on which basis,the observation group was also treated with needling new Baliao acupoints.Both groups were treated continuously for 3 months.Clinical efficacy and recurrence at 12 months after the treatment were compared between the two groups.TCM symptoms score,UCT score,levels of inflammatory factors,and CU-Q2oL score were compared between before the treatment and 12 months after the treatment in the two groups.Results:The total effective rate was significantly higher in the observation group than that in the control group(P<0.05),and the recurrence rate was significantly lower in the observation group than that in the control group(P<0.05).The TCM symptoms score,the levels of CRP,IL-4 and IL-17,as well as the CU-Q2oL score were significantly decreased 12 months after the treatment in the two groups than those before the treatment in the two groups,and the scores and levels were lower in the observation group than those in the control group at the same time point(P<0.05).The UCT score was significantly increased after the treatment compared with that before the treatment in the two groups,and the UCT score was higher in the observation group than that in the control group at the same time point(P<0.05).Conclusion:Needling new Baliao acupoints combined with Du meridian pricking bloodletting cupping has a significant efficacy in treatment of chronic urticaria of blood deficiency and wind dryness pattern.It can not only effectively relieve symptoms,but also reduce the levels of inflammatory factors,significantly improve quality of life,and effectively avoid recurrence.