Effect of acupuncture needling and application of external heat over specific acupuncture points Bladder 13 and Lung 9 on improving the lung functions in patients with asthma
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J459- Other and unspecified asthma
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/063104
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Participants with a known history of asthma under conventional medications or diagnosed under the guidelines of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
Accept to undertake all the procedures by signing the written consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
Habits of tobacco chewing, smoking, alcoholism.
Women who are known to be pregnant and menstruating.
Acupuncture contraindications include open or infected skin and hemorrhagic diseases (including thrombocytopenic purpura and hemophilia).
Participants with systemic illness and other respiratory diseases.
Participants with acute exacerbation of asthma in the past one month.
Participation in other clinical trials.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulmonary function tests (PFT)Timepoint: Pulmonary function tests (PFT) will be measured before and after the intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire(AQLQ)Timepoint: Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire(AQLQ) will be measured before and after the intervention