- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01931696
Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma
Clinical Assessment of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Asthma: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Parallel-group Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Asthma is a common chronic disease worldwide with an estimated 300 million affected individuals. In analyses of economic burden of asthma, apart from direct medical costs including hospital admissions and cost of medications, indirect, non-medical costs such as time lost from work account for a considerable part. For all but the most severe patients, the ultimate goal is to prevent symptoms, minimize morbidity from acute episodes, and prevent functional and psychological morbidity to provide a near healthy lifestyle. Although the symptoms can be controlled by drug treatment in most patients, effective low-risk, non-drug approaches such as acupuncture could constitute a significant advance in asthma management. The purpose of this study is to assess whether acupuncture is effective in the treatment of chronic asthma.
There is a 1-week screening period(-1 week) during which participants will be monitored while they use an albuterol inhaler as needed. Study visits will occur at weeks 0(Baseline), weeks 3, weeks 6. Participants will undergo a physical examination, lung function, blood and urine collection. At the Weeks 0 study visit, participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following two groups for 6 weeks of treatment:
- Group 1 will receive verum acupuncture treatment once every two days plus albuterol as needed, prednisone for exacerbation
- Group 2 will receive sham acupuncture treatment once every two days plus albuterol as needed, prednisone for exacerbation
Study visits will occur at Weeks 0, 3, 6. A physical examination, blood collection, and lung function will occur at selected visits. Questionnaires to assess asthma control and quality of life will also be completed. Throughout the study, participants will record asthma symptoms and medication usage in a daily diary.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Gansu
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Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- University Hospital of Gansu Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Henan
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Kaifeng, Henan, China, 475000
- Kaifeng Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital
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Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450000
- No.3 hospital of Henan college of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450000
- Zhengzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital
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Hunan
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Changsha, Hunan, China, 410000
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
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Shanghai
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Longhua Hospital
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200030
- Shanghai First People's Hospital
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200030
- Shanghai research institute of acupuncture and meridian,Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 201900
- Shanghai Dachang hospital
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai TCM Integrated hospital
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- ShuGuang Hospital
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Zhejiang
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Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma
- Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) reversibility of greater than or equal to 12% following bronchodilator administration (2 puffs)
- Patients who have given written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in another clinical trial 1 month prior to study entry
- Use of systemic corticosteroids 2 weeks prior to study entry
- Patients with general infection, lower respiratory infection, pulmonary tuberculosis and fungal infection 1 month prior to study entry
- Hospitalization due to acute exacerbation 3 months prior to study entry
- Patients cannot stop using forbidden drugs which include inhaled corticosteroid, theophylline, long-term β2 agonist, sodium cromoglicate, leukotrienes antagonist and anticholinergic drug
- Patients who are allergic to albuterol and corticosteroid
- Patients with severe primary diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular system, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system diseases
- Wheeze caused by pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasia and cardiac insufficiency
- Patients with hyperthyroidism
- Patients with mental illness, acrasia
- Female patients in pregnancy, lactation period and planning to get pregnant during the trial
- Any significant disorder that in the investigator's opinion, might put the patients at risk or influence the study outcomes
- Acupuncture contraindications: serious allergic or infectious dermatitis and hemorrhagic diseases such as thrombocytopenic purpura and hemophilia
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Verum acupuncture
Verum acupuncture treatment once every two days + Albuterol sulfate HFA (Ventolin®™ 100 mcg Inhalation Aerosol) as needed + Prednisone Acetate Tablets(H31020675, 5 mg oral tablet) for exacerbation
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100 patients receive verum acupuncture treatment once every other day,choosing Dazhui(GV14), Fengmen(BL12), Feishu(BL13), needles retention for 30 minutes and no moxibustion or electrical stimulation.
Patients receive verum acupuncture once every other day with a total of 20 sessions in 6 weeks.
The needle brand is Hwato®™ Sterile Acupuncture Needles for Single Use.
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Sham Comparator: Sham acupuncture
Sham acupuncture treatment once every two days + Albuterol sulfate HFA (Ventolin®™ 100 mcg Inhalation Aerosol) as needed + Prednisone Acetate Tablets(H31020675, 5 mg oral tablet) for exacerbation
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100 patients receive sham acupuncture treatment once every other day, choosing Jinsuo(DU08), Ganshu(BL18), Danshu(BL19), needles retention for 30 minutes and no moxibustion or electrical stimulation.
Patients receive sham acupuncture once every other day with a total of 20 sessions in 6 weeks.
The needle brand is Hwato®™ Sterile Acupuncture Needles for Single Use.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Total score Change from Baseline of Asthma Control Test
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of symptom-free days
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Usage of salbutamol and prednisone
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Lung function(FEV1, PVC, FEV1/FVC%, FEV1/predicted%),morning/evening PEF
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Asthma symptom scores
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Asthma quality of Life Questionnaire(AQLQ)
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Total number of exacerbations that require systemic corticosteroid therapy
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Eosinophil (EOS) count in peripheral blood, T cell classification, serum cytokine levels
Time Frame: Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Measured during the 6 week treatment period
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Yong-Qing Yang, Ph.D, Shanghai University of TCM
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ZYSNXD-CC-ZDYJ039
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