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Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis
Sponsor: Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital
Summary
This study used a multicentre parallel three-armed randomised sham-controlled clinical trial methodology in order to objectively and normatively assess the efficacy of acupuncture on Quchi the Sea of Blood the Foot Sanli and the Sanyinjiao in the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis so as to obtain high-level evidence-based medical evidence. This study adopts a multi-centre, parallel, three-armed, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial method, and will be conducted at Yueyang Hospital of Integrative Medicine affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, and Seventh People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Eligible patients with moderate-to-severe AD will be divided into three groups using stratified block randomisation in the ratio of 2:2:1: the acupuncture group, the sham-acupuncture group and the waitlisted control group. The total observation period is 9 weeks, including a 1-week introduction period, a 4-week treatment period and a 4-week follow-up period.
Official title: Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis: a Multicentre Randomised Sham-controlled Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2025-04-03
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-04-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
acupuncture
Subjects in the acupuncture group received traditional acupuncture. The needles were inserted to induce a sense of 'getting qi' and left in place for 30 minutes.
sham acupuncture
Sterile disposable retractable needles and a fake placebo acupuncture device are used for sham acupuncture. The acupuncturist attached the base of the sham acupuncture device to the acupoints, and then inserted sterile disposable blunt-tipped retractable needles into the tubes; when the blunt tips touched the skin, the needles retracted into the handles, and there was no sensation of getting qi.