Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

Sleep disorders correspond to a non-motor symptom present in DP, being represented by daytime sleepiness and maintenance insomnia. This study aims to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders in patients with PD assisted by Pró-Parkinson Program at University Hospital of Pernambuco, Brazil. Its a randomized clinical trial approved by the Ethics Committee for Research with Human. It was included patients with diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease, Mini Mental State Examination (MMEE) according to education, stages 1, 2 and 3 in the Hoehn-Yahr scale. It was used the sleep Scale for Parkinson's disease (PDSS), a self-administered scale designed to assess nighttime sleep problems, sleep disorders and excessive daytime sleep. Twenty-two subjects were allocated in two groups: experimental and control. Acupuncture was applied on the acupoints F3 - BP6- VB34- IG4 - TA5 - C7 - PC6 - IG11 - VB20 - XIAOCHANXUE once a week, eight sessions in the experimental group. The control group no suffered intervention. The paired analyzes were performed using the Wilcoxon test and the independent analyzes using the Mann-Whitney test.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
• Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) According to education
• Stages 1, 2 and 3 in the Hoehn-Yahr scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have another neurological disorder associated with Parkinson's disease
• Cardiac with pacemaker (contraindicated the use of electrotherapy).