Impact of Acupuncture on Vasomotor Rhinitis
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Vasomotor RhinitisAcupuncture
- Registration Number
- NCT00682162
- Lead Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main outcome measure was the alteration of the nasal sickness score (NSS; scoremax 27). 5 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Department of otorhinolaryngology of the University of Munich
🇩🇪Munich, Germany
Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich,
🇩🇪Munich, Germany
Department of otorhinolaryngology of the University of Munich🇩🇪Munich, Germany