Nourishing Kidney and Soothing Heart method for treating perimenopausal insomnia

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Nourishing Kidney and Soothing Heart method in the treatment of perimenopausal insomnia Methods Totally 80 cases of perimenopausal insomnia were randomly divided into two groups.Nourishing Kidney and Soothing Heart method was given to 42 patients in the treatment group,while Espanola was given to 38 patients in the control group.The treatment course lasted for 2 months.Clinical effect was evaluated by the Athens Insomnia Scale.Perimenopausal symptoms before and after treatment were recorded and compared between the two groups.The recurrence rates of recovery patients and excellent efficacy patients in 1,3,and 6 months after treatment were recorded.Results There was significant difference in two groups in terms of total score of AIS before and after treatment(P 0.01).The total effective rate was no significant difference between two groups(P 0.05).There was significant difference in the remission of perimenopausal symptoms between the two groups.The remission rate was higher in treatment group than control one(P 0.01).After half year of treatment,the relapse rate was significantly lower in treatment group than the control one. Conclusion Nourishing Kidney and Soothing Heart method is effective and has a low recurrence rate in treatment of perimenopausal insomnia.