JIANG Kai-yang, ZHENG Xi-sheng, DONG Li-li. Clinical Observation of Shugan Tongqiao Decoction as Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(1): 190-194.
DOI:
JIANG Kai-yang, ZHENG Xi-sheng, DONG Li-li. Clinical Observation of Shugan Tongqiao Decoction as Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(1): 190-194. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2017010190.
Clinical Observation of Shugan Tongqiao Decoction as Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia with Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
Objective: To discuss the short-term and long-term efficacy of Shugan Tongqiao decoction as an adjuvant therapy in treating primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) with Qi stagnation and blood stasis
and its effect on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
β-endorphin (β-EP)
interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Method: One hundred and twenty-three patients with PTN were randomly divided into control group (60 cases) and observation group (63 cases) by random number table. Both groups got radio frequency thermo-coagulation. After the operation
patients in control group took Lutongning granule
6 g/time
2 times/day; and patients in observation group took Shugan Tongqiao decoction
1 dose/day. The courses of treatment were 12 weeks. And the follow-up visit lasts for 48 weeks. Before the operation and at the first
second
third
fifth and seventh days after the operation
scores of the visual analogue scale (VAS) were recorded. And before and after treatment
scores of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)
self-rating depression scale (SDS)
pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)
life satisfaction index B (LSI B) and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome were scored. Levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
β-endorphin (β-EP)
interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected. And relapses within 48 hours were recorded. Result: At the first
second
third
fifth and seventh days after the treatment
both groups' VAS scores decreased compared with before the treatment (P<0.01).At the 5th and 7th days
VAS scores in observation group were lower than those in control group (P<0.01). The comprehensive clinical effect in observation group was superior to that in control group according to the Ridit analysis (P<0.05)
pain relief in observation group was superior to that in control group (P<0.05). After treatment
scores of SAS
SDS
PSQL and TCM syndrome were lower than those in control group
and score of LSI-B was higher than that in control group (P<0.01). Compared with healthy group
before the treatment
levels of VIP
IL-1β and TNF-α increased
and level of β-endorphin decreased (P<0.01). After the treatment
levels of VIP
IL-1β and TNF-α were lower than those in control group
and level of β-endorphin was higher than that in control group (P<0.01). And levels of VIP and IL-1β in observation group was higher than those in healthy group (P<0.01)
with no statistically significant difference in levels of TNF-α and β-EP between the two groups. And recurrence rate in observation group was 16.13%
which was lower than 31.67%in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Shugan Tongqiao decoction can relieve the patients' pain
ameliorate symptoms and negative emotion
improve the patients' quality of life and clnical efficacy
and reduce the recurrence rate after the radio frequency thermo-coagulation. Its effect may be correlated with reduction of inflammatory injury and regulation of levels of β-endorphin and VIP.