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AUTO-ACUSAR - Effects of Acupuncture on the Autonomic Nervous System in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Patients

NCT01271595 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-11-20

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Summary

There is inconclusive evidence whether acupuncture treatment is effective in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture in SAR are only poorly understood. It was hypothesised that the therapeutic mechanism of acupuncture is related to changes in autonomic function. AUTO-ACUSAR is a sub-study of the DFG-funded three-arm randomized controlled trial ACUSAR trial investigating the efficacy of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture vs. rescue medication in SAR. The aim of AUTO-ACUSAR was to investigate short and long-term effects of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture on autonomic function in a sub-group of ACUSAR patients. Baseline values were compared to data from matched healthy controls.

Conditions

  • Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

Interventions

OTHER

sham acupuncture

12 sessions of sham acupuncture over 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benno Brinkhaus, Prof. Dr. · Institute for Socialmedicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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