Clinical study on prevention of recurrence of asthma in children by Xiaochuangao acupoint paste: treating winter diseases in summer.
- Author:
Fang WU
1
;
Min-hua YAO
;
Yu ZHU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Asthma; drug therapy; physiopathology; prevention & control; Child; Child, Preschool; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; administration & dosage; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; drug effects; Humans; Male; Seasons; Secondary Prevention
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2012;37(17):2646-2648
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo verify the clinical efficacy of Xiaochuangao acupoint paste (XAP) in treating asthma in children.
METHODNinety children patients with asthma were randomly assigned to three groups with 30 patients each, being treated with XAP, hormone and XAP combined with hormone, respectively. The changes of the lung function and the recurrence times during one-year follow-up were observed.
RESULTGroup II (Hormone group) saw higher total effective rate (69.2%) than Group I (XAP group) (63.3%) , but with no statistic difference between these two groups. Group llI (XAP and Hormone) saw the highest total effective rate (93.1%), with significant statistic difference from the other two groups (P < 0.05). All three groups saw the significant increase of the levels of FEV1, FEV11/FVC and PEF after the treatments (P < 0.05), while no statistical difference of FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF were observed in the three groups before the treatments. After the treatments, statistic differences of FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF between Group Ill and Group II were observed (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONXAP played a role in preventing the recurrence of asthma in children. Combined with hormone, XAP showed better effects.
