Đánh giá tác dụng của phương pháp Cận tam châm hỗ trợ điều trị trẻ rối loạn phổ tự kỷ (Từ 18 đến 72 tháng tuổi)

Abstract

Objectives: 1.Describe clinical characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from 18 to 72 months old. 2. Evaluation of the effect of the method of The Jin three needle technique acupuncture in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders in children aged 18 to 72 months at the Central Acupuncture Hospital. 

Methods: Prospective clinical study, comparing before and after with a control group. 

Results: Clinical features: Males are more common than females with the ratio Male/Female = 3.6/1. Clinical abnormalities correspond to the DSM-IV diagnosis. Common signs according to traditional medicine such as: 

inflexible spirit 88.33%, speech delay, lisp 100%, perspiration 63.33%, sensitive to light and sound 75%, tongue red moss yellow 75%, deep pulse 100%; After 60 days of electro-acupuncture treatment, the mean CARS scores decreased from 42.92±6.27 to 40.45±6.23 (pNNCD0-D60 = 0.002 and p NNC-NDC = 0.04), changes in 6/15 areas of relationship with people, visual response, auditory response, verbal communication, intellectual stability, overall impression with p < 0.05; the remaining fields have changes with p > 0.05. Improve 70% of sleep disorders according to traditional medicine. This effect tended to be better than that of the electroacupuncture group.