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AUTO-ACUSAR - Effects of Acupuncture on the Autonomic Nervous System in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Patients (AUTO-ACUSAR)
November 19, 2018 updated by: Benno Brinkhaus, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Acupuncture in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis- Effects on the Autonomic Nervous System (AUTO-ACUSAR)- an Explorative Substudy of ACUSAR
There is inconclusive evidence whether acupuncture treatment is effective in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).
Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture in SAR are only poorly understood.
It was hypothesised that the therapeutic mechanism of acupuncture is related to changes in autonomic function.
AUTO-ACUSAR is a sub-study of the DFG-funded three-arm randomized controlled trial ACUSAR trial investigating the efficacy of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture vs. rescue medication in SAR.
The aim of AUTO-ACUSAR was to investigate short and long-term effects of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture on autonomic function in a sub-group of ACUSAR patients.
Baseline values were compared to data from matched healthy controls.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
In AUTO-ACUSAR a subsample of ACUSAR patients from acupuncture or sham acupuncture groups were included.
Tests of autonomic functions included measurement of heart rate variability during paced breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and salivary alpha amylase response to a cold pressure test (CPT) and cortisol awakening response before the first and the last of twelve treatment sessions.
Healthy matched controls underwent the same measurement once only
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Berlin, Germany, 10117
- Institute for Socialmedicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
16 years to 45 years (Child, Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female or male patients (aged 16-45 years) with seasonal allergic rhinitis, clinically positive and test positive (skin-prick test and/or RAST) to grass and birch pollen
- Patients with >2 years of moderate to severe SAR
- Positive skin-prick test and/or RAST (at least class 2) results
- Visual analogue scale >40mm and <80 mm for SAR symptoms during the past year
- Patients must be able to complete a diary for self-evaluation of symptoms and recording use of anti-symptomatic medication
- Use of, or indication for, oral antihistamines as anti-allergic medication
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Perennial SAR or other types of chronic rhinitis
- Allergic asthma and/or moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
- Active tuberculosis
- Auto-immune disorders
- Severe chronic inflammatory diseases
- History of anaphylactic reactions
- Hypersensitivity to Rescue medication or related drugs used in study related drugs
- Specific immunotherapy >3 years
- Simultaneous participation in other clinical trials
- Serious acute or chronic organic disease or mental disorder
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Allergy desensitisation therapy (current, during the past two years, or planned in the next two years)
- Blood coagulation disorder and/or current use of anticoagulants
- Previous acupuncture treatment for SAR
Any Complementary and alternative medicine treatment at the moment, in the last three months or planned in the next two years
- intake of Beta-Blocker Medication
- use of pacemaker
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: acupuncture
12 sessions of acupuncture according to TCM
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12 sessions of sham acupuncture over 8 weeks
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Sham Comparator: sham acupuncture
superficial acupuncture at non acupuncture sites
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12 sessions of sham acupuncture over 8 weeks
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Heart Rate Variability
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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RMSSD, LF, HF, HR, blood pressure
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8 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Salivary Amylase and Cortisol, Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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Measurements were taken during the experimental setting 3 times , CAR by the patients the day before first and last acupuncture
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8 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Benno Brinkhaus, Prof. Dr., Institute for Socialmedicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
August 1, 2009
Primary Completion (Actual)
April 1, 2010
Study Completion (Actual)
May 1, 2011
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 23, 2010
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 6, 2011
First Posted (Estimate)
January 7, 2011
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 20, 2018
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 19, 2018
Last Verified
November 1, 2018
More Information
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Other Study ID Numbers
- EA1/214/07a
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