Acupuncture or cupping plus standard care versus standard care in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients: An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-pharmacological strategies that have been proposed by complementary medical systems, can be effective in management of COVID-19.

Methods

This study was designed as a three-arm, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 139 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were randomly assigned into three groups: (1) acupuncture (ACUG), (2) cupping (CUPG), and (3) control (CTRG). All participants received conventional treatment. The primary study endpoint included changes in respiratory signs including oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and respiratory rate (RR). The secondary endpoints were COVID-19-related hospitalization duration and serious adverse events such as intensive care unit (ICU) admission, intubation or death, all up to day 30. Also, improvements i

SUBMITTER: Alipour R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature