Cupping treatment combined with antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia in children: a randomized controlled trial.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200804-k0004
- Author:
Yan XU
1
;
Sheng-Tao CUI
2
;
Li-Ying BAI
2
;
Jing-Jing YANG
2
;
Jie LI
2
;
Tian-Long XIE
2
;
Yang-Ling ZHANG
2
;
Dan WANG
2
;
Si WU
1
;
Zhong-Tian WANG
1
;
Li-Ping SUN
2
Author Information
1. College of TCM, Changchun University of CM, Changchun 130117, Jilin Province, China.
2. Children's Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of CM, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
antibiotics;
children bacterial pneumonia;
cupping treatment;
randomized controlled trial (RCT)
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Canada;
Child;
Cough;
Cupping Therapy;
Humans;
Pneumonia, Bacterial;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(3):283-287
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical efficacy of cupping treatment combined with antibiotics and antibiotics alone for bacterial pneumonia in children.
METHODS:A total of 72 children with bacterial pneumonia were randomly divided into an observation group (36 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (36 cases). The children in the control group were treated with intravenous drip of cefodizine sodium [80 mg/(kg•d)] for 7 days. Based on the treatment of the control group, the children in the observation group were treated with cupping treatment on the bladder meridian of the back on the first day and the fourth day of antibiotic treatment; each cupping treatment was given for 5-10 min; the treatment of observation group was given for 7 days. The days for complete fever reduction, TCM syndrome scores and Canadian acute respiratory illness flu scale (CARIFS) scores before and after treatment were observed, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.
RESULTS:The days for complete fever reduction in the observation group were shorter than that in the control group (
CONCLUSION:Cupping treatment combined with antibiotics has similar efficacy with antibiotics alone for bacterial pneumonia in children, but shows better effect in shortening the duration of fever and improving pulmonary symptoms.
