Acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglia for allergic rhinitis: a prospective, non-randomized study
- Conditions
- allergic rhinitis
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2100004255
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Beijing Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1) Accord with the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.
2) Age between 18 to 65 years old.
3) At least two years in the same season break out, pollen transmission at the same time.
4) The symptoms were in accordance with nasal itching, sneezing, nasal secretions and nasal congestion.
5) Nasal mucosa pale, edema or hyperemia, swelling nasal mirror, with or without conjunctival congestion, edema and swellin.
6) Voluntarily sign informed consent.
7) No other antiallergic treatment was received at least one week before entering the group.
1) Patients with abnormal body temperature;
2) Patients with history of halo acupuncture;
3) Structural deformity of nasal cavity;
4) Abnormal anatomical structure around acupuncture pathway;
5) Patients with local infection or other acupuncture may induce intracranial infection;
6) Taking rhinitis related drugs for a long time;
7) Patients with abnormal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and coagulation functions;
8) Psychotic patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method TNNSS;TNSS;nasal airway resistance;Nasal acoustic reflex;Lower turbinate abscission;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method RQLQ;TCM Physique Classification;