UMIN ID: UMIN000001277
Registered date:30/07/2008
The effect of Acupuncture in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD Acupuncture Trial: CAT).
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
|---|---|
| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Date of first enrollment | 2006/07/01 |
| Target sample size | 60 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | Acupuncture group once a week for 12 weeks Sham acupuncture group once a week for 12 weeks |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Modified Borg dyspnea scale after the 6-minute walk test. |
|---|---|
| Secondary Outcome |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 40years-old |
|---|---|
| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | 1.Patient judged to be not suitable because of existence of skin disorder by physician. 2.Those who have heart failure (The cor pulmonale is excluded), collagen disease (RA and PM/DM, etc.), malignant tumor, or severe mental disorders. 3.The patient who were in concurrent respiratory rehabilitation program. |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Graduate school of medicine kyoto university department of respiratory medicine |
|---|---|
| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | The Japan society of acupuncture and moxibution |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Suzuki Masao |
| Address | Honoda Hiyoshi-cho Nantan city Kyoto Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 0771-72-1181 |
| Affiliation | Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Department of clinical acupuncture and moxibustion |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Mishima Michiaki |
| Address | 54 Kawahara Shogoin Sakyo-ku Kyoto city Kyoto Japan Japan |
| Telephone | |
| Affiliation | Graduate school of medicine kyoto university Department of respiratory medicine |