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A multicenter randomised controlled clinical trial for evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point pressing in smoking cessation

A multicenter randomised controlled clinical trial for evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point pressing in smoking cessation on GBA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR1900002851
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-12-20
Start date
2020-01-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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Conditions

Tobacco dependence

Interventions

Sponsors

The First Afflicated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. volunteer to quit tobacco smoking; 2. age between 18 and 65 years; 3. smoking age >= 1 year; 4. currently daily smoker of >= 20 cigarettes per day in the past 1 year; 5. the Detection of cotinine in saliva is positive; 6. having a FTND( Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence ) score >= 4; 7. signing the consent form insuring that the participants understand and take part in the trail voluntarily; 8. stopping others smoking cessation treatments for a period of more than 1 month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. suffering from severe heart, lung, brain, blood system diseases and diabetes; 2. drug user, or diagnosed with mental illness; 3. People with stroke or nervous system diseases; 4. suffering from an undiagnosed disease; 5. people who have a coagulation disorder or are taking anticoagulant drugs; 6. currently pregnant or breast feeding; 7. accepting other smoking cessation therapy such as acupuncture, auricular therapy, nicotine replacement therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the abstinence rate of quitting smoking in the 24th week of the study;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
SAS;saliva cortisone test;Triglyceride;HAMA;TT;Determination of exhaled carbon monoxide;PT;AUTOS;Smoking volume assessment;HCY;High density lipoprotein cholesterol;Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence;Low density lipoprotein cholesterol;PSQI;Total serum cholesterol;FIB;APTT;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLin Guohua

The First Afflicated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

tcmlin-801@163.com+86 13609021435

Outcome results

None listed

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