The use of acupuncture in asthma - The immediate and longer term effects

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN08236707

Enrollment

Registered

2004-09-30

Start date

2004-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Respiratory: Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

Patients who fulfill the inclusion criteria will be randomised to receive real, superficial or placebo acupuncture. Added 17/12/09: trial stopped due to recruitment issues.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged 18 or above, female patients must not be pregnant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects must not have any other significant respiratory disease other than asthma.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Whether treating asthmatics with acupuncture will improve their quality of life.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026