PMID- 26964159
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160324
LR  - 20160311
IS  - 0255-2930 (Print)
IS  - 0255-2930 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 12
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - [Impacts on the life quality of the patients with allergic rhinitis treated with 
      warming acupuncture in winter and summer].
PG  - 1215-20
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the impacts on the life quality and the effect mechanism in 
      the patients of allergic rhinitis (AR) treated with warm acupuncture in winter 
      and summer. METHODS: Two hundred and forty patients of AR were randomized into a 
      summer and winter acupuncture group, a non-summer and winter acupuncture group 
      and a western medication group, 80 cases in each one. In the two acupuncture 
      groups, Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20) and 
      Shenshu (BL 23) were selected. In the summer and winter acupuncture group, the 
      warm acupuncture started at the first day of the three periods of hot season and 
      the first day of the third nine-day period after the winter solstice. The 
      treatment was given once every two days, continuously for 15 times. Totally, 30 
      treatments were required a year. In the non-summer and winter acupuncture group, 
      the warm acupuncture was applied out of the three periods of the hot season and 
      the third nine-day period after the winter solstice. The treatment was given once 
      every two days and 30 treatments for a year. In the western medication group, 
      cetirizine was taken orally, continuously for 30 days as one session. In the 
      three groups, the treatment for 1 year was taken as one session. The second 
      session started in the next year. Totally, 2 sessions were required. The score of 
      rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) and the level of serum 
      immunoglobulin E (IgE) were compared in the patients' of each group before 
      treatment and in 1 and 2 sessions of treatment. RESULTS: After treatment, the 
      scores of 7 domains, named activities, common complaints, practical problems, 
      sleep, ocular symptoms, nasal symptoms and emotions were all improved as compared 
      with those before treatment, in the patients of the three groups (all P < 0.05). 
      After 2 sessions treatment, the results in the summer and winter acupuncture 
      group were better than those in the other two groups (all P < 0.05), and the 
      results in the non-summer and winter acupuncture group were better than those in 
      the western medication group (all P < 0.05). After treatment, serum IgE level was 
      lower averagely than that before treatment in the three groups (all P < 0.05). 
      After 2 sessions treatment, the result in the summer and winter acupuncture group 
      was lower than that in the other two groups (both P < 0.05), and the result in 
      the non-summer and winter acupuncture group was lower than that in the western 
      medication group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the total effective rate was 92.3% 
      (72/78) in the summer and winter acupuncture group, better than 80.5% (62/77) in 
      the non-summer and winter acupuncture group and 69.7% (53/76) in the western 
      medication group (both P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The warm acupuncture in both summer 
      and winter achieves the definite efficacy on AR and the effect mechanism is 
      relevant with reducing serum IgE level.
FAU - Xie, Yilin
AU  - Xie Y
FAU - Wan, Wenrong
AU  - Wan W
FAU - Zhao, Yinlong
AU  - Zhao Y
FAU - Ye, Zhiying
AU  - Ye Z
FAU - Chen, Huiyang
AU  - Chen H
FAU - Hong, Xiuyu
AU  - Hong X
FAU - Wu, Lei
AU  - Wu L
FAU - Wang, Ruiwen
AU  - Wang R
FAU - Yang, Jingui
AU  - Yang J
LA  - chi
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - China
TA  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
JT  - Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
JID - 8600658
SB  - IM
MH  - Acupuncture Points
MH  - *Acupuncture Therapy/instrumentation/methods
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Rhinitis, Allergic/*therapy
MH  - Seasons
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2016/03/12 06:00
MHDA- 2016/03/25 06:00
CRDT- 2016/03/12 06:00
PHST- 2016/03/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/03/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/03/25 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2015 Dec;35(12):1215-20.