allergic rhinitis
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:Acupuncture combined with acupoint application
control group:sham acupuncture combined with acupoint application
Sponsors
Zhejiang Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) There are two or more symptoms, such as sneezing, clear water like mucus, nasal congestion, and nasal itching, and the symptoms persist or accumulate for more than 1 hour every day. It may be accompanied by eye itching, conjunctival congestion and other eye symptoms; (2) Pale and edema of nasal mucosa and watery secretion of nasal cavity are common; (3) Serum specific IgE was positive; (4) Age: 18-65 years old, regardless of gender and nationality; (5) No clinical trial has been accepted within 3 months, and no antihistamines or nasal steroids have been taken within 1 month; (6) Those who are willing to accept this treatment and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Only one of the symptoms, such as sneezing, clear water like mucus, nasal congestion and itching, lasts or accumulates for less than 1h every day; (2) The symptoms of pale and edema of nasal mucosa are not obvious; (3) Diagnosed as atrophic rhinitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, acute and chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, severe deviation of nasal septum, eosinophilia and non-allergic rhinitis; (4) Have asthma, urticaria and other allergic diseases. People with stuffy nose, runny nose and sneeze due to cold; (5) Those who use antibiotics and antiallergic drugs, those who are complicated with infection and easy to bleed, and those who have serious diseases such as cardio-cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system; (6) Pregnant or lactating women, psychotic patients, malignant tumor patients; (7) Poor compliance, or other conditions unsuitable for acupuncture and application. The necessary number of participants will be registered at baseline.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| score of rhinitis symptoms (RS);serum eotaxin, galactin-10 and nasal lavage eotaxin;Nosopharynx flora; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| total nasal symptoms score (TNSS);Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire score (RQLQ score); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYufang Lin
Zhejiang Hospital
Outcome results
None listed