Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Asthma
Lead Sponsor:
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00917215
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
July 30 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Allergy & Respiratory System, Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kyunghee medical center
Seoul, South Korea, 130-702