January 1, 2011Chinese MedicineOpen Access

Clinical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Depression

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Observational. Population: Depression (n=22). Intervention: Manual needle acupuncture at acupoint Jianshi (PC5) vs. Baseline (pre-acupuncture). Primary outcome: Mean heart rate and total heart rate variability (p=<0.001).

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Key result

Manual needle acupuncture at the Jianshi (PC5) acupoint significantly decreased mean heart rate (p < 0.001) and increased total heart rate variability (p < 0.001) in patients with depression.

Why the study?

Does manual needle acupuncture at Jianshi (PC5) improve heart rate variability in patients with depression?

Population

22 Chinese adult patients suffering from depression. Patients were not under the influence of centrally…

Follow-up

Immediate (during and immediately after acupuncture session)

Authors

LWLu WangChinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts GCGuangyu ChengFirst Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine ZSZemin ShengHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Discussion

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Implication

May support autonomic modulation via PC5 acupuncture in depression; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=22)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

Does manual needle acupuncture at Jianshi (PC5) improve heart rate variability in patients with depression?

Population

22 adult patients (mean age 52.3 years, 77% female) with depression, not taking centrally active medication, who underwent a single session of manual needle acupuncture.

Intervention

Manual needle acupuncture at the acupoint Jianshi (PC5) on the left pericard meridian. Needling performed perpendicularly (depth about 15 mm), stimulated clockwise and counterclockwise for 15 seconds each, with six rotations per second. Stimulation done immediately after inserting, 10 minutes later, and before removing.

Outcome

Heart rate variability (HRV) parameters including mean heart rate, total HRV, and LF/HF ratio measured before, during, and after acupuncture.surrogate

Main Result

p-value: p=<0.001

Manual needle acupuncture at the Jianshi (PC5) acupoint significantly decreases heart rate and increases total heart rate variability in patients with depression, suggesting modulation of the autonomic nervous system.

Limitations

Small sample size
Lack of a control or sham acupuncture group
Only short-term effects during and immediately after a single session were evaluated

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Depression (n=22). Manual needle acupuncture at acupoint Jianshi (PC5) vs. Baseline (pre-acupuncture) was evaluated on Mean heart rate and total heart rate variability (p=<0.001). Manual needle acupuncture at the Jianshi (PC5) acupoint significantly decreased mean heart rate (p < 0.001) and increased total heart rate variability (p < 0.001) in patients with depression.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9410bb2ef26ce196215815 https://doi.org/10.4236/cm.2011.22013

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Clinical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Depression

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Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

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Clinical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Depression

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Limitations

Cite This Study

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