Moxibustion Plus Cupping in Convalescent Patients With COVID-19

Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COVID-19; Convalescence

Treatments: Other: Moxibustion plus Cupping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04374084

2020YFC0845000

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxibustion plus cupping in the convalescence of COVID-19.

Full description

Moxibustion plus cupping may be effective and safe for convalescent patients with COVID-19, but evidence is limited. The randomized clinical trial may help to provide evidence-based factors for improving the patients' symptoms in the convalescence of COVID-19.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis of the convalescence of COVID-19 (defined by the Chinese Guideline for COVID-19 in 2020 Trial Version 7).
2. 18-70 years old;
3. chest tightness/fatigue/shortness of breath/cough, with at least 2 of the above symptoms and the average VAS score (last 48 hours) ≥ 40 points;
4. Volunteers with informed consent;

Exclusion criteria

1. Surgery in the lung that affects lung function;
2. Rely on mechanical ventilation to maintain lung function;
3. Chronic lung diseases affecting lung function;
4. Diseases affecting heart function;
5. Severe basic diseases;
6. Resting heart rate > 120/min, systolic blood pressure > 180mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > 100mmHg;
7. Unstable angina or myocardial infarction in the past 1 month;
8. Severe obesity (BMI>30kg/m2);
9. Allergic constitution;
10. Pregnant or lactating women;
11. Disabled patients;
12. Mentally ill Patients;
13. Participating in other clinical trials;
14. Poor compliance or other complicate conditions according to the researchers.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Moxibustion plus Cupping

Experimental group

Description:

Moxibustion plus cupping and basic therapy (rehabilitation direction and basic breathing exercise) once a day for 4 weeks (28 sessions).The moxibustion plus cupping treatments were divided into 2 alternating formulas: A: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday: moxibustion on bilateral Fengmen (BL12), Feishu (BL13) and Pishu(BL20) B: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: moxibustion on Zhongwan (RN12), Qihai (RN6), bilateral Tianshu(ST25) and Zusanli(ST36) + cupping on bilateral Feishu(BL13) Geshu(BL17) Pishu(BL20) The 2 formulas were used alternatively every other day, 7 times per week, for 4 weeks. Moxibustion acupoint addition: profuse sweating added Fuliu (KI7), insomnia added Shenmen(HT7) anxiety or depression added Neiguan (PC6).

Treatment:

Other: Moxibustion plus Cupping

Basic therapy

No Intervention group

Description:

Basic therapy: rehabilitation direction and basic breathing exercise.