Sanfu herbal patch applied at acupoints in patients with bronchial asthma: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common inflammatory airway disorders. As one of the main non-drug therapies, the Sanfu herbal patch (SHP) has been widely used to treat bronchial asthma, although the evidence for its efficacy and associated mechanism are inconclusive. The objective of this trial is to clarify the clinical efficacy and safety of the SHP in the treatment of bronchial asthma in the chronic persistent or clinical remission stage and to provide high-quality data for further research.

Methods

We propose a multicentre, double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving 4 study hospitals in China. A total of 72 eligible participants will be randomized into an SHP group and a placebo group. They will receive an SHP for 3 t

SUBMITTER: Xie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7389380 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature