AECODP
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for AECOPD according to both TCM and Western medicine standards; (2) AECOPD severity classified as Grade I; (3) Age > 40 years; (4) Volunteered to participate in the clinical trial and signed the informed consent form; (5) Patients who have not participated in clinical trials involving other TCM characteristic therapies within the 3 months prior to enrollment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe diseases of vital organs such as the heart, brain, liver, or kidneys; (2) Patients requiring continuous non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation; (3) Patients taking anticoagulant drugs for a long time, or with coagulation dysfunction and bleeding tendency; (4) Patients with infection, eczema, or skin damage on the auricle, or allergy to scraping oil; (5) Pregnant women; (6) Patients with severe cognitive dysfunction or mental illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Score ; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modifie Medi-cal Research Council Scale,mMRC;COPD Assessment Test,CAT; | — |
Countries
People's Republic of China
Contacts
The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)