Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
control group:Conventional Western medicine treatment
Exercise group:Conventional Western medicine treatment+Exercise
Acupuncture group:Conventional Western medicine treatment+Acupuncture
Exercise combined with acupuncture group:Conventional Western medicine treatment+Exercise+Acupuncture
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants meet the diagnostic criteria for COPD; 2. Participants are in GOLD 1-3 for severity; 3. Participants are stable (no acute exacerbation admissions and associated medication changes) for 4 weeks prior to randomization; 4. 40 years old = age = 80 years old, gender is not limited; 5. Participants understand, agree to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. COPD combined with other respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, asthma, etc.; COPD combined with other cardiovascular, endocrine, liver and other major diseases, which are unable to perform acupuncture and exercise; 2. Cardiac disease that prevents exercise endurance and other tests; with musculoskeletal disease or open injury, not suitable for limb muscle strength assessment; 3. Severe speech, attention, auditory, visual, intellectual, psychiatric, or cognitive impairments that prevent them from cooperating with treatment and assessment; 4. Concurrent participation in other clinical intervention-type or drug-type trials; 5. Women of childbearing age who are pregnant or breastfeeding, have plans to have a child within six months, have a positive pregnancy test, and are unable to use effective contraception for the duration of the trial 6. Those who are not suitable for acupuncture treatment, such as fear of acupuncture or the phenomenon of needle fainting, and those who have broken skin, infection or ulcers at the site of acupuncture point selection; 7. Participating in various forms of regular exercise (>2 times per week, 60min/time) for 6 months prior to the trial; 8. Participants received acupuncture treatment 1 month prior to the trial; 9. Those who are considered by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| six minutes walk test; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pulmonary function;diaphragm function;airway structure;airway impedance ;cardiopulmonary exercise capacity;Skeletal muscle strength;Surface electromyography;myoarchitecture;modified Medical Research Council;St George's respiratory questionnaire;COPD assessment test;Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly;International Physical Activity Questionnaire;psychological assessment;TCM Syndrome Points; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWei Zhang
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed