Bronchial asthma
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:application of regular dose herb plaster on real acupoints in the dog days
control group:application of low-dose herb plaster on sham acupoints in the dog days
Sponsors
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) meet the diagnostic criteria of bronchial asthma; (2) patients aged 18 to 75 years; (3) with an astham control defined as uncontrolled or partly controlled, and with asthma exacerbation >=2 sessions in the most recent year; (4) not received acupoint application therapy in the latest two years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) women in pregnancy or lactation, or planning to conceive; (2) be allergic to adhesive plaster or herbs used in the plaster, or having wound, ulcer or infection in the skin where plasters were applied, or with scar diathesis; or with uncontrolled diabetes; (3) running a fever (axillary temperature >=37.5 degree C), or coughing up thick yellow phlegm, or spitting up blood in the latest three days; (4) be complicated with bronchiectasis or pulmonary interstitial fibrosis; (5) be complicated with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system disease, malignant tumor, psychiatric disease or cognition impairment; (6) unable to receive acupoint application treatment at the appointed time, or difficult to complete follow-up visit in the three-year trial period; (7) refusing to sign the written informed consent.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total score of asthma control test;FEV1%, PEF, FEV1/FVC;the use of rescue medication;success rate of subject blinding; | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of asthma exacerbation;Severity of asthma exacerbation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYigong Fang
Outcome results
None listed