Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group once a week for 12 weeks
Sham acupuncture group once a week for 12 weeks
Sponsors
Graduate school of medicine kyoto university department of respiratory medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient diagnosed as COPD by physician. 2.Patient who were able to visit as outpatient. 3.Patient who had been judged as stable condition by the physician. 4.Those who were rated as grade 2 or more according to MRC criteria. 5.Those who were classified as stage II or more advanced to GOLD criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient judged to be not suitable because of existence of skin disorder by physician. 2.Those who have heart failure (The cor pulmonale is excluded), collagen disease (RA and PM/DM, etc.), malignant tumor, or severe mental disorders. 3.The patient who were in concurrent respiratory rehabilitation program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modified Borg dyspnea scale after the 6-minute walk test. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSuzuki Masao
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Department of clinical acupuncture and moxibustion
Outcome results
None listed