Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial

Yi-dan Chen; Xiao-qing Jin; Mai-hong Yu; Ying Fang; Li-qin Huang

doi:10.1007/s11655-016-2453-x

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Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial

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- Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 22, Issue 7, Pages: 518-524(2016)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Hospital,Hangzhou,China
  2. Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, the Third College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University,Hangzhou,China
  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Hangzhou City,Hangzhou,China
- Author bio：
- Funds：
  
  Supported by the Key Project of Zhejiang Province Pharmaceutical Administration, China (No. 2010ZZ001) and Key Disciplines in Integrative Medicine of Zhejiang Province, China (No. 2012-XK-A04)
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-016-2453-x
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- Published：2016，
  
  Published Online：21 March 2016，
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Chen, Yd., Jin, Xq., Yu, Mh. et al. Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 518–524 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-016-2453-x

Yi-dan Chen, Xiao-qing Jin, Mai-hong Yu, et al. Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 22(7):518-524(2016)
Chen, Yd., Jin, Xq., Yu, Mh. et al. Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 518–524 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-016-2453-x DOI：

Yi-dan Chen, Xiao-qing Jin, Mai-hong Yu, et al. Acupuncture for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis: A non-randomized controlled trial. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 22(7):518-524(2016) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-016-2453-x.

摘要

To evaluate the effect and safety of acupuncture therapy on patients with moderate to severe allergic rhinitis. A non-randomized controlled design was used to compare between the acupuncture group and the medication group. The acupuncture group received 8-week acupuncture therapy

and the medication group received budesonide nasal spray with cetirizine tablets for 8 weeks. The clinical symptoms and signs were analyzed before treatment

at 4 and 8 weeks after the start of treatment

and at 12 weeks after the end of treatment. Furthermore

the clinical efficacy and safety indicators were compared between the two groups. A total of 76 participants consisting of 38 in each of the two groups were enrolled. The scores of each clinical symptom and sign

including sneezing

runny nose

stuffy nose

nasal itching

and turbinate edema

and the total scores decreased over time in both groups (all P<0.05); and no difference was found in the scores between the two groups (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the effective rates of the acupuncture group at 4 and 8 weeks after the start of treatment as well as at 12-week follow-up compared with those of the medication group (83.3% vs. 91.2%

and 94.4 % vs. 85.3%; and 80.6 % vs. 82.4%

all P>0.05). Experimental items including blood routine

urine routine

aspartate transaminase

alanine aminotransferase

urea nitrogen and creatinine were all in the normal reference ranges during the treatment in the acupuncture group. Acupuncture therapy has a comparable effect to the medication treatment on patients with moderate to severe allergic rhinitis

and it is safe with no severe adverse effects.

Abstract

and the medication group received budesonide nasal spray with cetirizine tablets for 8 weeks. The clinical symptoms and signs were analyzed before treatment

at 4 and 8 weeks after the start of treatment

and at 12 weeks after the end of treatment. Furthermore

including sneezing

runny nose

stuffy nose

nasal itching

and turbinate edema

and 94.4 % vs. 85.3%; and 80.6 % vs. 82.4%

all P>0.05). Experimental items including blood routine

urine routine

aspartate transaminase

alanine aminotransferase

and it is safe with no severe adverse effects.

关键词

Allergic Rhinitisacupuncturenon-randomized controlled trial

Keywords

Allergic Rhinitisacupuncturenon-randomized controlled trial

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