"""Treating winter diseases in summer"" acupoint application therapy for the treatment of asthma in children:a systematic review of randomized controlled trials"
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2017.15.026
- VernacularTitle:"""冬病夏治""穴位贴敷疗法治疗儿童哮喘随机对照试验的系统综述"
- Author:
Wei CHEN
;
Xue FENG
;
Sainan FANG
- Keywords:
asthma;
point BL13;
treating winter diseases in summer;
acupoint application therapy;
childhood asthma;
randomized controlled trials;
systematic review
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2017;46(15):2094-2097
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To systematically evaluate the curative effect and safety of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy for asthma in children.Methods The domestic and international databases were retrieved till Feb 2017.The randomized controlled trials about treatment of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy for children with asthma were identified.The methodology quality of included trials was assessed.Results A total of 3 RCT involving 146 patients were included.The compositions of Chinese medicines and acupuncture points used were quite diverse,which inhibited us to conduct meta-analysis.The methodological quality of included RCT was generally lower.The results showed that treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy might have advantage in reducing asthma acute attack times and improving clinical symptoms and respiratory function.Conclusion treating winter diseases in summer acupoint sticking therapy for asthma in children may have some advantages,however,due to the lack of a number of trials and poor methodology quality,the claimed benefits of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint sticking therapy for for children with asthma are inconclusive;more rigorous studies are warranted to support clinical practice.
