Cough
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:Acute cough: Tian Tu, bilateral Fei Yu, Chi Ze, Lie Que, Qu Chi
Post-infectious cough: Tian Tu, bilateral Fei Yu, Chi Ze, Lie Que, He Gu
Chronic cough: Tian Tu, bilateral Fei Yu, Chi Ze, Lie Que, Pí Yu, Shen Yu. The patient assumes a prone sitting position and relaxes the entire body. The acupuncture sites are disinfected with 75% alco
Sham group:The patient is in the prone position. The local skin at the acupoint is disinfected according to routine procedures, and a fixation pad is applied to the selected acupoint. A specially desi
Sponsors
Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Meet the diagnostic criteria for acute cough, post-infectious cough, or chronic cough in both Chinese and Western medicine; 2) Age between 18 and 65 years, gender; 3) Able to accurately express personal, voluntarily sign the informed consent form, and agree to participate in the clinical trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined with other severe cardiopulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, etc.; 2. Combined with severe liver or kidney dysfunction, mental illness, malignant tumors, or other severe primary diseases; 3. Women in lactation, pregnancy, or actively preparing for pregnancy; 4. Individuals with intellectual or behavioral impairments who cannot provide adequate informed consent; 5. Other conditions, as determined by the investigator, that may reduce the likelihood of enrollment or complicate the enrollment process, such as frequently changing work environments that may lead to loss to follow-up; 6. Subjects currently participating in other clinical research projects; 7. Subjects who have received acupuncture treatment within the past two weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Simple Cough Etiology and Treatment (CET) Scoring; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) Scoring;Visual Analog Scale (VAS);Body Temperature (Acute Cough);Pulmonary function, FeNO, and the number of respiratory disease episodes (chronic cough) within a 6-month follow-up period.;Patient Expectation Evaluation;Patients' trust in acupuncture therapy.;Double-blind assessment;Health Economic Evaluation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Lan Ying
Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed