Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture plus Medication for Cough Variant Asthma / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus oral administration of self-made Chinese herbal decoction in treating cough variant asthma (CVA).Method Sixty-two CVA patients were randomized into a treatment group of 32 cases and a control group of 30 cases.The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus oral administration of self-made Chinese herbal decoction,and the control group was intervened by Montelukast sodium tablets.Before and after 3 courses of treatment,the score of cough,eosinophil (EOS) count,pulmonary function tests [peak expiratory flow (PEF),forced vital capacity (FVC),and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)] were observed.The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result After the treatment,the score of cough,EOS count,and pulmonary function tests (PEF,FVC,and FEV1) were changed significantly in both groups (P＜0.05).The score of cough,EOS level and pulmonary function tests in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group after the treatment (P＜0.05,P＜0.01).The total effective rate was 93.8％ in the treatment group versus 80.0％ in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus oral administration of self-made Chinese herbal decoction is an effective method in treating CVA.