Acupressure for allergic rhinitis patients: a randomized double blinded controlled trial.
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Allergic rhinitis
- Registration Number
- TCTR20240401005
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
patients with allergic rhinitis confirmed with skin prick test or specific IgE
- regular medical control for at least a month with visual analogue scale score (VAS) >/= 5
Exclusion Criteria
1.VAS score > 7, need topical decongestant or systemic steroid to control symptoms
2.untreated sinusitis
3.nasal or sinus surgery in 3 months
4.contraindication for acupressure or peak nasal inspiratory flow such as wound, infection or dermatitis at face or over the skin of acupoints , bleeding tendency or coagulopathy which may easily bruising
5.Uncontrolled asthma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method peak nasal inspiratory flow 4 weeks L/min,VAS 4 weeks 0-10
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method RCQ 36 4 weeks score