Acupoint Thread Embedding plus Western Medication for Bronchial Asthma in Remission Stage: A Randomized Controlled Trial
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.12.1391
- VernacularTitle:穴位埋线联合西药治疗支气管哮喘缓解期随机对照研究
- Author:
nan Sai ZHANG
1
;
Ping FAN
;
kun Fu ZENG
;
zhe Xu WANG
;
zhi Li OUYANG
;
lang Tie LI
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学针灸推拿学院
- Keywords:
Acupoint therapy;
Embedding;
Thread;
Asthma;
Randomized controlled trial;
Pulmonary function test;
Immunoglobulin E;
Interleukin-4;
Acupuncture medication combined
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(12):1391-1395
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the efficacy of acupoint thread embedding in treating bronchial asthma in remission stage and how it controls the acute attack, the length of interval, and severity of symptoms during the attack. Method Thirty subjects were selected as the treatment group by using the random number table following the visiting sequence, to receive acupoint thread embedding plus Western medication; thirty cases in the control group were given Western medication alone, both for 3 months. The pulmonary function and eosinophil count were compared before and after the intervention, as well as the symptoms scores during the acute attack. Result There were significant differences in most parameters between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupoint thread embedding can produce a positive effect in preventing and treating bronchial asthma in remission stage.
