None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Treatment of facial candling has been very popular especially in Malaysia. It is believed that traditional treatment helps in relieving allergic rhinitis. There is, however, a lack of scientific evidence to support the practice of traditional treatment and the mechanism as to how facial candling treatment reduce allergic rhinitis. The aim of this study is to investigate the immediate effect of facial candling, substance P, inflammatory mediators among allergic rhinitis patients.
Interventions
The patients Allergic rhinitis in group (Group A) will be treated by one certified practitioner of traditional facial candling, with the treatment being applied within 15 minutes in one session. The practitioner will pass the smoke release from facial candle around the patients face. The white like powder appears on the patients face will be clean with water.
Sponsors
Dr. Long Chiau Ming
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1.Age between 18- 65 years old 2.Participant had a positive skin prick test to at least one of : -seafood; or -house dust mite; or -animal dander; or -pollen 3.Pass urine pregnancy test for female. 4.Willing to participate in this study
Exclusion criteria
1.Pregnant woman 2.Asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients 3.Patients who taking pain killer pills, received antihistamine drug and steroid
Outcome results
None listed