Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of Jing acupoints bloodletting combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the nerve function and telomere length of patients with hemorrhagic stroke. Methods Totally 120 subjects were randomly divided into three groups: Jing acupoints bloodletting group, Jing acupoints bloodletting+hyperbaric oxygen group (combined group) and control group (40 cases for each group). After the evacuation of hematoma, the Jing acupoints bloodletting group was given bloodletting treatment on the basis of routine medical treatment; the combined group was given hyperbaric oxygen treatment on the basis of the Jing acupoints bloodletting group; the control group received routine medical treatment. Nerve function was evaluated on the day of admission and 36 days after treatment, which includes National Institute of Health stroke scale (NHISS) score, Fusl-Meyer motor function assessment scale (FMA), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) score, daily life ability score (ADL). Clinical efficacy was evaluated as well. Real-time PCR was used to detect telomere length in peripheral blood of patients on the day of admission and 36 days after treatment. Results There were no significant differences in NHISS, FMA, GCS, MMSE and ADL scores among the three groups on the day of admission (P > 0.05). 36 days after treatment, the difference of the total effective rate of treatment among the control group, the bloodletting group and the combined group was statistically significant (P < 0.05); the differences in NHISS, FMA, GCS, MMSE and ADL scores changes among the control group, the bloodletting group and the combined group were statistically significant (P < 0.05), and FMA, GCS, MMSE in combined group were higher than those in Jing acupoints bloodletting group; the differences in telomere length changes among the control group, the bloodletting group and the combined group were statistically significant (P < 0.05), and telomere length increased in Jing acupoints bloodletting group and combined group compared to control group. Conclusions Jing acupoints bloodletting combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy has a significant effect on the prognosis of patients with hemorrhagic stroke and promoting repair of damaged telomere.