Can acupressure reduce symptom severity and drug usage in allergic rhinitis patients?
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Allergic rhinitisacupressure,complementary therapies,allergic rhinitis
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200617005
- Lead Sponsor
- one
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
1. allergic rhinitis patients at the Outpatient Otolaryngology clinic
2. At least one month of medical treatment and symptoms are not well controlled
Exclusion Criteria
1.previous nasal or sinus surgery within 3 months
2.presence of sinusitis
3.On systemic corticosteroid
4.Presence of skin infection/inflammation on the area of acupressure, bleeding tendency หรืà¸à¸à¸²à¸£à¸•à¸£à¸§à¸ˆ Peak nasal inspiratory flow
5.asthma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nasal symptom scores pre acupressure, 2 week-post acupressure nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, itching, and postnasal drip ranging from 0-no symptom to 3-
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nasal peak inspiratory flow pre acupressure, 2 week-post acupressure measured with In-Check® three times and the maximum value was recorded