Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Asthma

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Status

Completed

Conditions

Asthma

Treatments

Device: Disposable stainless steel acupuncture (0.2mmx4mm)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00917215

KE0802

Details and patient eligibility

About

What is the trend of changes in asthmatic patients' daily peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability, pulmonary function, and quality of life (QOL) with acupuncture treatment on specific acupoints (CV22 and bilateral LU5, ST40, BL13, EXB1) compared with minimal acupuncture treatment (sham control group) on non-acupoints, and no acupuncture treatment (waiting list control group)?

Enrollment

45 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

19 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

aged 19-70 years
at least 12% improvement in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)after the administration of short acting beta2 agonist.
at least one typical asthmatic symptom
using more than one routine anti-asthmatic medicine

Exclusion criteria

acupuncture for asthma within 12 months of the study
emergency department visit within one month of the study
hospitalization for asthma within three months of the study
severe upper respiratory tract infections within six weeks of the study
systemic infections, cancers, autoimmune disorders, cardiac failures, myofacial infarcts,angina pectoris, renal failures or hepato-biliary diseases
smoke more than ten cigarettes per day