[Retracted] Acupuncture in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease with Sleep Disorders and Dose Response

Abstract

Acupuncture can effectively improve the sleep state, and most PD patients have sleep disorders. In this study, we used acupuncture to intervene in the sleep state of PDSD, so as to observe the changes and dose effect of Acutreatment on PDSD. 57 patients with PDSD, during medical treatment, aged 40–70 years were recruited to enroll in this trial. Each participant completed one condition, namely, Acutreatment ( n = 30 ) and sham Acutreatment (placebo, stick flat needle on skin, n = 27 ). The Acutreatment was applied for 30 min once a day for a 30-day observation. UPDRSIII scores for motor symptom assessment and sleeping quality were assessed by PDSS-2, ESS as well as ActiGraph. Scale evaluation was made on the first day of admission and the thirtieth day. There were significant differences on all outcome indicators, except UPDRSIII, on day 30 compared with day 1 ( P < 0.01 ). Compared with sham Acutreatment therapy, Acutreatment therapy has better performance in sleep latency, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency ( P < 0.01 ). ActiGraph indicated that sleep efficiency of sham or Acutreatment in day 6 was significantly lower than that in day 5 ( P < 0.05 and P < 0.01 ) and Acutreatment in day 7 was significantly lower than that in day 6 ( P < 0.01 ). The sleep efficiency of Acutreatment in days 5, 6, and 7 was significantly higher than that in sham Acutreatment ( P < 0.01 ). Moreover, Acutreatment in days 26, 27, and 28 was significantly higher than that in sham Acutreatment ( P < 0.01 ). There was a close correlation between the difference of UPDRSIII and PDSS-2 ( r = 0.5090 , P < 0.05 ), sleep latency ( r = 0.7201 , P < 0.01 ), TST ( r = − 0.6136 , P < 0.01 ), and sleep efficiency ( r = − 0.6707 , P < 0.01 ). The sleep condition of PDSD patients can be improved by acupuncture, which can effectively relieve sleep quality, can also be shown by ActiGraph, and shows a dose-response relationship. Future research should explore Acutreatment with a larger sample size and compare the Acutreatment protocol goal formation of the system scheme.

Acupuncture combined with balloon dilation for post-stroke cricopharyngeal achalasia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…The subgroup analysis of the treatment course indicated a possible cumulative benefit of the combined therapy, with the prolongation of treatment duration, this suggested the dose-effect relationship of acupuncture combined with balloon dilation, and consistent with the previous study (Peng et al, 2018 ; Li et al, 2022 ; Xu et al, 2022 ). However, we cannot judge the best treatment course because of the limited literature.…”

Acupuncture and sleep disorders in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic evaluation with meta-analysis

“…Consequently, a total of 19 trials was incorporated into the present study. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The literature screening process is depicted in Figure 1.…”

“…Among the studies, eleven reported on PDSS, [10,12,15,16,18,20,[22][23][24] 8 on the PSQI, [11,[17][18][19]21,25,26] and 3 on the ESS. [12][13][14] Table 1 displays the basic information of the included studies.…”

Parkinson's disease constipation effect of electroacupuncture at ST25 through colonic motility and enteric neuropathology

“…The efficacy of acupuncture in treating motor ( 12 – 14 ) and NMS, such as cognitive impairment ( 44 ), constipation ( 18 , 19 ), insomnia ( 17 ), pain ( 45 ), and anxiety ( 15 ) in patients with PD has been widely supported by studies. Alternative therapies are reported to be used by 40% of people with PD, with acupuncture being the third most commonly used alternative therapy for PD ( 46 ).…”

“…In recent years, acupuncture has received increasing attention as a noninvasive treatment method. A growing number of studies have investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture targeting PD and other related disorders, such as motor dysfunction (12)(13)(14), anxiety (15), depression (16), insomnia (17), and constipation (18,19), with some positive results. Although existing systematic evaluations and meta-analyses have shown conflicting results for acupuncture for PD constipation due to significant heterogeneity and small sample sizes (20)(21)(22)(23)(24), the fact that acupuncture was considered an effective or safe treatment for functional constipation and gastrointestinal disorders (25,26) in some randomized trials.…”