Demonstration Project acupuncture by the Technicians' Health Insurance Company and other participating health insurance companies - effectiveness of acupuncture in allergic asthma

Not Applicable

• Conditions: J45; Asthma

• Registration Number: DRKS00009621
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2002-12-15
• Study Start: 2015-11-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 409

Inclusion Criteria

allergic asthma bronchiale (diagnosed by a physician);
health insurance by the Techniker Krankenkasse; written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

The suspicion of bronchial asthma with non-allergic origin was an exclusion criterion. Other obstructive airway diseases or expiratory dyspnea were also excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Asthma Quality of life questionnaire-AQLQ (assessed after 3 months by paper-questionnaire)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
AQLQ (assessed after 6 months by paper questionnaire)<br>Quality of life-SF36 (assessed after 3 and 6 months by paper questionnaire);<br>side effects (assessed after 3 months by paper questionnaire)