High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability

Feng-xia Liang; Ze-bin Chen; Song Wu; Jian-min Liu; Jing-zhi Wang; Ji-dong Lu; Lu-shan Wang; Li Chen; Qing Shu; Litscher Daniela; Lu Wang; Hua Wang; Litscher Gerhard

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High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability

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- High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 24, Issue 6, Pages: 423-428(2018)
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  1. College of Acupuncture and Orthopaedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine,Wuhan,China
  2. Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Preventive Treatment by Acupuncture & Moxibustion,Wuhan,China
  3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Center Graz, Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz,Austria
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  Published Online：20 June 2017，
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Liang, Fx., Chen, Zb., Wu, S. et al. High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 24, 423–428 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-017-2548-4

Feng-xia Liang, Ze-bin Chen, Song Wu, et al. High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 24(6):423-428(2018)
Liang, Fx., Chen, Zb., Wu, S. et al. High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 24, 423–428 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-017-2548-4 DOI：

Feng-xia Liang, Ze-bin Chen, Song Wu, et al. High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases—A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 24(6):423-428(2018) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-017-2548-4.

摘要

Acupuncture can not only be used for well-known diseases

but also for so-called modern lifestyle-related diseases. Using innovative methods like e.g. new analyses of heart rate variability (HRV)

it is also possible to investigate diseases like burnout syndrome

ie.

qi deficiency in Chinese medicine (CM). The main object of this research protocol is to perform research on the relationship of burnout syndrome and heart rate (HR) and HRV. A total of 175 patients with burnout syndrome (qi deficiency syndrome) in five groups and 35 healthy volunteers will be investigated. Based on random numbers generated by computer and concealed in opaque envelops

the patients will be assigned to four acupuncture groups using Zusanli (ST 36) acupuncture stimulation

Guanyuan (CV4) acupuncture stimulation

both points

and both points with Streitberger device respectively

and a moxibustion group using both points mentioned above

with 35 cases in each group. Altogether four different experiments are planned. Experiment 1 includes 70 subjects and is a comparison between a burnout group and a control group (healthy volunteers). The evaluation parameters are different scores and indices of HR and HRV. Experiment 2 includes 140 subjects and compares the efficacy of different acupuncture points. In experiment 3 (105 subjects)

acupuncture and moxibustion should be compared to healthy volunteers. Experiment 4 (70 subjects) investigates the long-term therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the scores of qi deficiency and HR/HRV in qi deficiency patients. In both the acupuncture and moxibustion groups

a total of 10 treatments will be performed. The joint research aims at the scientific evaluation of CM

mainly in the field of HRV. This parameter could be a very good indicator of the state of health and can be inflfluenced by different acupuncture methods

as shown in the past.

Abstract

Acupuncture can not only be used for well-known diseases

but also for so-called modern lifestyle-related diseases. Using innovative methods like e.g. new analyses of heart rate variability (HRV)

it is also possible to investigate diseases like burnout syndrome

ie.

the patients will be assigned to four acupuncture groups using Zusanli (ST 36) acupuncture stimulation

Guanyuan (CV4) acupuncture stimulation

both points

and both points with Streitberger device respectively

and a moxibustion group using both points mentioned above

a total of 10 treatments will be performed. The joint research aims at the scientific evaluation of CM

mainly in the field of HRV. This parameter could be a very good indicator of the state of health and can be inflfluenced by different acupuncture methods

as shown in the past.

关键词

Heart Rate Variabilityburnout syndromeqi deficiencyacupuncturemoxibustion

Keywords

Heart Rate Variabilityburnout syndromeqi deficiencyacupuncturemoxibustion

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