Children with chronic coughs of varying severity Signs and Symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
One hundred children with chronic cough were randomly divided into a control group (n=50) and an observation group (n=50).
Participants will be randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to either group according
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 4–12 years 2. Meeting the relevant diagnostic criteria of both TCM and Western medicine as stated above 3. Obvious organic diseases or other severe complications 4. Patients and their parents or guardians willing to participate in the study and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe respiratory complications, e.g. pneumonia or bronchial asthma 2. Received other specific treatments for cough, e.g. antibiotic therapy or immunomodulatory therapy, within the past 3 months 3. Unable to cooperate with acupoint application procedures due to age, cognitive ability or other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cough symptoms will be measured using the cough symptom diurnal scoring system and cough symptom questionnaire, referencing the Diagnostic Standards for Efficacy of Syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine, before treatment and 2 weeks after treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The pain level was measured using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before treatment and 2 weeks after treatment | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLifang Lei
Outcome results
None listed