Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic asthma: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although asthma symptoms can be temporarily controlled, it is recommended to use effective low-risk, non-drug strategies to constitute a significant advance in asthma management. Acupuncture has been traditionally used to treat asthma; however, the evidence for the efficacy of this treatment is still lacking. Previous clinical trials of acupuncture in treating asthma were limited by methodological defects; therefore, high-quality research is required.

Methods/design

This trial is designed as a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group controlled trial. Patients with mild to moderate asthma will be randomly allocated to either a verum acupuncture plus as-needed salbutamol aerosol and/or prednisone tablets group or a sham acupuncture plus as-needed salb

SUBMITTER: Yin LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4581041 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature