PMID- 20701479
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101001
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 1532-4303 (Electronic)
IS  - 0277-0903 (Linking)
VI  - 47
IP  - 7
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - A randomized pilot study of acupuncture as an adjunct therapy in adult asthmatic 
      patients.
PG  - 774-80
LID - 10.3109/02770903.2010.485665 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: This trial aimed to evaluate the feasibility of estimating the 
      effectiveness of acupuncture on asthmatic patients under conventional medical 
      management. PARTICIPATIONS AND METHODS: A prospective randomized, 
      patient/assessor-blinded, sham acupuncture-, and waiting list-controlled pilot 
      trial was conducted. Forty-five eligible asthmatic participants underwent a 
      1-week run-in period and were then randomized into one of three groups: an active 
      acupuncture group, a sham acupuncture group, and a waiting list group. They were 
      instructed to maintain the use of antiasthmatic medications. Needling was 
      administered three times per week for 4 weeks with a 2-week follow-up in the 
      active and sham acupuncture groups. The primary outcome was daily morning peak 
      expiratory flow (PEF) and the secondary outcomes included forced expiratory 
      volume one second (FEV(1)), quality of life questionnaire for adult Korean 
      asthmatics (QLQAKA), transition dyspnea index (TDI), serum eosinophil count, and 
      total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE). RESULTS: No significant differences in the 
      between- or within-group values of weekly average PEF (recorded daily in the 
      morning) and FEV(1) were found. For QLQAKA and TDI, the active acupuncture group 
      showed a significant improvement over the waiting list group at 2, 4, and 6 weeks 
      after randomization. DISCUSSION: Acupuncture as an adjunct therapy to 
      conventional medical care does not seem to affect pulmonary function in asthmatic 
      patients. However, 12 sessions of acupuncture treatment during 4 weeks showed a 
      favorable effect on the quality of life in adult asthmatic patients. Further 
      large trials assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture on the quality of life 
      and symptoms in asthmatic patients are needed.
FAU - Choi, Jun-Yong
AU  - Choi JY
AD  - Acupuncture, Moxibustion & Meridian Research Center, Division of Standard 
      Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Jung, Hee-Jae
AU  - Jung HJ
FAU - Kim, Jong-In
AU  - Kim JI
FAU - Lee, Myeong Soo
AU  - Lee MS
FAU - Kang, Kyung-Won
AU  - Kang KW
FAU - Roh, Young-Lae
AU  - Roh YL
FAU - Choi, Sun-Mi
AU  - Choi SM
FAU - Jung, Sung-Ki
AU  - Jung SK
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - J Asthma
JT  - The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of 
      Asthma
JID - 8106454
SB  - IM
MH  - *Acupuncture Therapy/adverse effects
MH  - Adult
MH  - Asthma/physiopathology/*therapy
MH  - Double-Blind Method
MH  - Female
MH  - Forced Expiratory Volume
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2010/08/13 06:00
MHDA- 2010/10/05 06:00
CRDT- 2010/08/13 06:00
PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/10/05 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/02770903.2010.485665 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Asthma. 2010 Sep;47(7):774-80. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2010.485665.