NCT00682162CompletedPhase 3
Impact of Acupuncture on Vasomotor Rhinitis: a Randomised Placebo Controlled Pilot Study
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich2 sites in 1 country24 target enrollmentStarted: January 1998Last updated:
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 24
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- The main outcome measure was the alteration of the nasal sickness score (NSS; scoremax 27).
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Chronic rhinitis without an allergic or infectious aetiology (vasomotor rhinitis) is a common disease for which there are only poor therapeutic treatment options. The current placebo controlled partially double blinded pilot study evaluated the effects of acupuncture on the symptoms of vasomotor rhinitis.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •term of sickness > 3 month
- •negative allergic testing
Exclusion Criteria
- •term of sickness < 3 month
- •previous nasal surgeries
- •polyposis nasi
- •contraindications regarding acupuncture (such as: risk of bleeding, pregnancy)
- •psychologic disorders
- •drug addiction
- •autoimmune disease
- •other severe disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The main outcome measure was the alteration of the nasal sickness score (NSS; scoremax 27).
Time Frame: 5 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Secondary outcome measures were the evaluation of a subjective symptoms score by patients' diaries and of their quality of life (SF-12 health survey).(5 weeks)
Investigators
Study Sites (2)
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