Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT03767140

Efficacy of Acupuncture in Exercise Tolerance in Patients With COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is nowadays the 4th cause of death in the world and it´s expected to become the 3rd cause of death in 2020 and the majority cause of morbidity. Besides that, in Portugal COPD patients become more dependents each day.

Acupuncture as a reflex therapy it´s carried out through a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnose that will allowed to identify the acupoints.

The investigators are interested in to assess acupuncture efficacy on physical exercise tolerance in COPD patients.An experimental, controlled, randomized, double blind study was done. Patients were recruited according TCM diagnose to optimize potential therapeutic effects.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Carla Manuela Loureiro Barros

Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, 4635 670, Portugal

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • COPD GOLD III,IV;
  • able to walk;
  • Informed consent signed;
  • stable medication during last 3 days
  • exacerbation during 3 months;
  • Chinese diagnose opening principle;
  • blood pressure "90"180 mmhg/ "100mmhg; respiratory rate "10"30 cpm

Exclusion criteria

  • smoker;
  • metastasis;
  • hepatic,
  • renal or cardiovascular disease;
  • pulmonary hypertension;
  • COPD symptoms exacerbation during the therapy;
  • previous acupuncture treatments;
  • unstable vital signs;
  • pulmonary rehabilitation in the last 6 months;
  • needle phobia.

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture

Procedure

The patients were randomized in two groups, one verum acupuncture, submitted to real acupuncture treatment, and the other sham acupuncture, treated with false acupuncture

Primary outcomes

  1. six minute walk test (6MWT)

    Time frame: 6 minutes

    distance walked (metres)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Oxygen peripheral saturation (SPO2)

    Time frame: 6 minutes

    pulse oximeter

  2. Rating of perceived exertion (Borg Scale)

    Time frame: 6 minutes

    during 6MWT

  3. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 6 minutes

    measure at end of 6MWT

  4. heart rate

    Time frame: 6 minutes

    at end of 6MWT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Acupuncture in Exercise Tolerance in Patients With COPD Controlled, Randomized, Double Blind Study

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 6, 2018
Registry last updated
Dec 7, 2018

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.