| Title |
Clinical effect of pricking blood at neiyingxiang (ExHN 9) on non-allergic rhinopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-13-37 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kyu Seok Kim, Sang Gyu Go, Yoon-Bum Kim |
| Abstract |
Non-allergic rhinopathy (NAR), formerly known as vasomotor rhinitis, is a non-allergic and non-infectious chronic disease that is accompanied by nasal hyperemia, rhinorrhea, and no increase in the number of eosinophils. Although the medications for NAR, including intranasal corticosteroids and intranasal antihistamine, have been used in clinical practice, given the relative paucity of effective therapy with available medications, alternative non-pharmacologic treatments could play an important role in treating NAR. Acupuncture treatment is representative potential alternative therapy for the treatment of various diseases, including rhinitis. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pricking blood at Neiyingxiang (ExHN 9) relative to acupuncture treatment at Waiyingxiang (LI 20) in patients with NAR. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Mexico | 1 | 17% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
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| Unknown | 29 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Professor | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 28% |
| Unknown | 3 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 52% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 17% |