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2023 , Vol. 43 >Issue 1: 146 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.01.013

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Long-term efficacy of point application therapy on different acupoints and durations in the treatment of asthma: a randomized controlled trial

  • Yutong JIN ,
  • Lingtao WU ,
  • Yanglu GUO ,
  • Chong XIA ,
  • Binyan YU ,
  • Lihua XUAN
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  • 1 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou 310006, China
    2 Department of Massage, Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 311400, China
    3 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hangzhou 311400, China
Prof. XUAN Lihua, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou 310006, China. xlh1083@163.com. Telephone:+86-13588420630

Received date: 2022-06-26

  Accepted date: 2022-10-18

  Online published: 2023-01-10

Supported by

Research and Application of Key Techniques of Point Application Therapy for Treating Winter Diseases and Summer Diseases to Prevent and Treat Respiratory Allergic Diseases(2014C03046-2);Study on the Mechanism of Point Application Therapy Regulating Autophagy of Airway Epithelial Cells in the Treatment of Asthma Based on AMPK/mTOR Signal Pathway(82004454);based on the Theory of "Lung Intestine Axis", a Comparative Study on the Therapeutic Effect of Different Point Application Therapy on Patients with AnaphyLactic Asthma in Remission Stage(2021ZQ035)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To optimise point application therapy for the treatment of asthma.
METHODS: A total of 456 patients with asthma were randomly divided into treatment groups 1, 2, and 3, with 152 patients each. The Dazhui (GV14), Feishu (BL13), Xinshu (BL15), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20), Shenshu (BL23), and Guanyuan (CV4) acupoints were selected for treatment groups 1 and 2, with 2 and 4 h of application, respectively. The Feishu (BL13), Xinshu (BL15), and Geshu (BL17) acupoints were selected in group 3, with 2 h of application. All patients underwent application of the “prevention of disease” plaster during the dog days of summer (approximately July and August each year) between 2015 and 2019.
RESULTS: The analysis showed that the numbers of asthma attacks and total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels of the three groups after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment. In addition, the reductions in treatment groups 1 and 2 were more significant than those in group 3. The total treatment efficacy rates and post-treatment quality of life scores of the patients in treatment groups 1 and 2 were significantly higher than those in group 3.
CONCLUSIONS: Point application therapy can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with asthma, reduce the number of attacks, improve the quality of life, and decrease the total serum IgE level. The choice of acupuncture points, but not the length of the application time, influenced the therapeutic effect of point application therapy in asthma.

Key words： point application therapy; asthma; dog days of summer; randomized controlled trial

Cite this article

Yutong JIN , Lingtao WU , Yanglu GUO , Chong XIA , Binyan YU , Lihua XUAN . Long-term efficacy of point application therapy on different acupoints and durations in the treatment of asthma: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023 , 43(1) : 146 -153 . DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.01.013

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