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Study on Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Airway Diseases(Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Sponsor: Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Summary
For patients in the acute phase of chronic airway diseases, on the basis of guideline-directed treatment, the experimental group was given acupuncture treatment, while the control group was given sham acupuncture treatment. The treatment lasted for one week, followed by a 13-week follow-up. For asthma and COPD, PEF and CAT were respectively used as the primary outcome measures to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture. Based on the improvement of the primary outcome measures, the advantageous population was identified. The mechanism by which acupuncture reduces airway mucus hypersecretion was preliminarily explained.
Official title: Study on the Efficacy and Mechanism of Acupuncture in the Acute Stage of Chronic Airway Diseases (Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
576
Start Date
2025-03
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2025-03-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture
Dingchuan, Shanzhong, Tiantu, Feishu, Kongji, after obtaining qi, connect the electric needle (continuous wave, The frequency was 2Hz, the current intensity was 1\~5mA, and the current intensity was gradually increased according to patient tolerance), and the treatment was 30min.
Sham Acupuncture
Dingchuan, Shanzhong, Tiantu, Feishu, hole the most points open 5\~10mm, shallow piercing through the skin, connected with the electric needle but no electricity, treatment 30min.