Acupoint Massage Combined With Ear Point Pressing Beans

Hai'an Hospital of TCM001

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Asthma

Treatments: Behavioral: the control group were treated with acupoint massage; Behavioral: the experiment group were treated acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06650917

Hai'an Hospital of TCM001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To explore the application effect of acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans in the remission stage of asthma. Methods: 120 children with asthma in remission who were treated in pediatric outpatient department from January 2016 to October 2022 were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 60 cases in each group.The patients in both groups were treated with salmeterol and fluticasone inhalation powder once a day, twice a day. The patients in the control group were treated with acupoint massage on this basis. Acupoint massage once a day from Monday to Friday, lasting for 30 minutes each time.The patients in the experimental group were treated with ear point pressing beans on the basis of the control group. The ear point pressing beans is performed once a day from Monday to Friday. Changes in pulmonary function and asthma control were observed before and after treatment in the two groups were observed, and forced expiratory volume 1 second (FEV1),forced expiratory vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, asthma control test scale (ACT) score were compared.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The patient met the diagnostic criteria of asthma remission in the Guidelines for prevention and treatment of bronchial asthma；
• 1~18 years old, course of disease > 1 year;
• Patients with complete clinical data and able to cooperate with treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with other cardiopulmonary system diseases or myasthenia gravis;
• Eczema, ulcer or other symptoms in the auricle or skin;
• Illiteracy, cognitive, language or communication disorders;
• The patient has taken medication for asthma treatment within 3 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

experiment group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: the experiment group were treated acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans

control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: the control group were treated with acupoint massage