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Clinical Effectiveness of the Sanfu Herbal Patch at Acupoints for Respiratory Diseases in Children: A Pilot Study

Impact on preventing and improving Respiratory Diseases of Acupoint Sticking in Dog-Days

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0002112
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-10-20
Start date
2015-07-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dongguk University Ilsan Oriental Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were age between 24 months and 18 years and a history of respiratory disease at least once during the preceding winter (December 2014 to February 2015). The related respiratory diseases included the common cold, influenza, rhinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, and asthma.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria were age <24 months and the presence of severe cardiac and pulmonary diseases, fever, skin hypersensitivity, or diabetes mellitus. Dropouts were defined as subjects who did not respond to the second survey via telephone.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome measures were changes in the frequency and duration of respiratory diseases during the winter following SHP treatment (December 2015 to February 2016) compared to the preceding winter.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome measure was the change of WURSS-21 score

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMi Bang

Dongguk University Ilsan Oriental Hospital

purelydia@naver.com+82-31-961-9060

Outcome results

None listed

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