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Acupuncture for Rhinitis Complicated With Asthma

NCT02033252 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-09-02

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Summary

This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy on persistent allergic rhinitis patients complicated with asthma.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

In the acupuncture treatment group, 10 acupuncture points (bilateral LI4, TE23, ST36, unilateral EHN-1, GV23, LI20 and LI4) will be inserted with 0.20 mm in diameter x 30 mm in length disposal needles. The needle will be inserted to a depth of 10 - 30 mm, according to the points selected. The participating acupuncture doctors will manually manipulate the acupuncture needles with de-qi sensation and maintain the needles for 10 minutes with two times of manual stimulation, at the beginning and at the end.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jun-Yong Choi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jun-Yong Choi, KMD, PhD · Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University

  • Yun Seong Kim, MD, PhD · Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital

  • Seung Eun Lee, MD · Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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