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The effect of acupuncture on vasomotor rhinitis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of th respiratory system
Registration Number
KCT0000195
Lead Sponsor
Kyung Hee University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

? 8 years of age or older
? 3 months or more continuous nasal symptoms
? Negative results of allergy tests (MAST test, serum IgE)
? normal sinus on X-ray findings
? Eosinophil count within normal range.

Exclusion Criteria

? nssal surgery
? nasal polyp
? psychiatric disorders
? drug addiction
? autoimmune disease
? in case of prohibition using acupuncture treatment such as pregnancy or clotting disorders
? participants are ineligible if they have experienced acupuncture treatment or western medical treatment for rhinitis within one month
? taking cold medicine within two weeks prior to registration or taking cold medicine during the trial
? who treat gastritis, gastric ulcer (using H2 blocker antiacid)
? who have plans to participate in another clinical trial during this clinical trials or who participated in another clinical trial within six months
? who are not willing to not comply with this study protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TNSS (total nasal symptom score)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mini-Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (MiniRQLQ)
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