Primary Sjögrens Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:The control group continued the current drug therapy without acupuncture
Experimental group:In addition to the existing medication regimen patients received acupuncture intervention.
Sponsors
Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Aged between 18 and 80 years regardless of gender; (2)Patients meeting the 2002 international classification criteria for pSS; (3)Presenting with dry eye symptoms; (4)Patients who have signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with secondary Sjögren's syndrome; 2.Patients with severe cardiovascular cerebrovascular hepatic or hematopoietic system diseases; 3.Patients with HIV/AIDS lymphoma sarcoidosis or hepatitis virus infection; 4.Patients complicated with lymphoma diabetes mellitus (with retinopathy) Mikulicz's disease sarcoidosis chronic infectious diseases; patients who had received head and neck radiotherapy; or patients with transplant rejection reactions; 5.Women who are planning pregnancy currently pregnant lactating or within 1 year postpartum; 6.Patients with metal allergy or severe needle phobia; 7.Patients with cognitive impairment or inability to communicate independently; 8.Patients with wrist disorders that preclude acupuncture treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS score for dry eye symptoms; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ESR;IgGA/G/M;Acupuncture onset time and Acupuncture effect duration;Dry eye symptom score;Schirmer I test (SIt) and Non-invasive tear film breakup time (NIBUT);CRP; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactxiaoWang
Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed