All sessions | Session 1 | Session 6 | Session 12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 2.455 | n = 210 | n = 205 | n = 201 | |
n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean ±sd | |
Number of needles/session | 15.7±2.5 | 15.7±2.5 | 15.8±2.5 | 15.7±2.7 |
Duration of session (min) | 24.4±4.4 | 24.3±4.5 | 24.5±4.6 | 24.6±4.7 |
Length of needles used* | ||||
≤ 20 mm | 1.784 (72.7) | 156 (72.9) | 151 (73.7) | 147 (73.1) |
21 to 30 mm | 2.053 (83.6) | 171 (81.4) | 173 (84.4) | 162 (81.0) |
31 to 40 mm | 846 (34.5) | 70 (33.3) | 70 (34.2) | 75 (37.5) |
≥ 40 mm | 103 (4.2) | 10 (4.8) | 9 (4.4) | 10 (5.0) |
Manual stimulation | ||||
- None | 259 (10.5) | 16 (7.6) | 25 (12.2) | 32 (16.0) |
- Once | 1.966 (80.1) | 172 (81.9) | 162 (79.0) | 152 (76.0) |
- More than once | 230 (9.4) | 22 (10.5) | 18 (8.8) | 16 (8.0) |
De qi | ||||
- Easy to elicit | 2.276 (92.9) | 186 (88.6) | 191 (93.2) | 189 (94.5) |
- Difficult to elicit | 169 (6.9) | 23 (11.0) | 14 (6.9) | 10 (5.0) |
- Could not be elicited | 10 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
Basic points (obligatory and optional) Needles/session | 12.3±1.9 | 12.3±1.9 | 12.3±1.9 | 12.3±1.9 |
Basic obligatory points | ||||
- L.I.4 (right & left) | 2.455 (100) | 210 (100) | 205 (100) | 200 (100) |
- L.I.11(right & left) | 2.455 (100) | 210 (100) | 205 (100) | 200 (100) |
- L.I.20 (right & left) | 2.412 (98.2) | 206 (98.1) | 201 (98.1) | 198 (98.5) |
- Ex-HN3 (Yintang) | 2.432 (99.1) | 208 (99.1) | 203 (99.0) | 199 (99.0) |
- 7 Points used | 2.378 (96.9) | 205 (97.6) | 198 (96.6) | 194 (97.0) |
Basic optional points | ||||
- GB20 (right & left) | 1.567 (63.8) | 131 (62.4) | 131 (63.9) | 129 (64.5) |
- LIV3 (right & left) | 1.253 (51.0) | 138 (65.7) | 136 (66.3) | 133 (66.2) |
- LU7 (right & left) | 1.201 (48.9) | 101 (48.1) | 101 (49.3) | 98 (49.0) |
- ST36 (right & left) | 1.478 (60.2) | 126 (60.0) | 123 (60.0) | 121 (60.5) |
- SP6 (right & left) | 1.028 (41.9) | 90 (42.9) | 86 (42.0) | 63 (41.5) |
- SJ17 (right & left) | 48 (2.0) | 4 (1.9) | 4 (2.0) | 4 (2.0) |
- BL13 (right & left) | 204 (8.3) | 17 (8.1) | 17 (8.3) | 17 (8.5) |
- Ex-HN8 (right & left) | 474 (19.3) | 40 (19.1) | 40 (19.5) | 40 (19.4) |
- Points used >=3 | 2.343 (95.4) | 199 (94.8) | 196 (95.6) | 191 (95.5) |
Additional optional points Needles/session | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 1.9 |
- Local (sessions) | 1.550 (63.1) | 131 (62.4) | 129 (62.9) | 128 (63.7) |
- Distant (sessions) | 1.991 (81.1) | 169 (80.5) | 167 (81.5) | 162 (81.0) |
- Points used>=2 | 2.292 (94.5) | 198 (94.3) | 194 (94.6) | 190 (94.5) |
Additional ear acupuncture | 967 (39.4) | 82 (39.1) | 81 (39.5) | 78 (39.0) |