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Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbation

NCT03398213 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2020-08-21

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Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem. Acute exacerbations are a health-care burden involving frequent hospitalizations and elevated costs. They have effective therapies with significant side effects. Acupuncture has been shown to reduce dyspnea and other COPD-related symptoms. The investigators will compare the efficacy and safety of the addition of true acupuncture to usual care with both sham-acupressure added to usual care and usual care only for the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD among inpatients.

Conditions

  • COPD Exacerbation

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

OTHER

Sham procedure

Ear stimulation with plaster

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bnai Zion Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Elad Schiff, M.D. · Bnai Zion Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-14
Primary Completion
2019-12-25
Completion
2020-03-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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