Acupuncture for Nasal Congestion in Allergic Rhinitis (ANCAR)
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-07-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disorder that affects more than 500 million people worldwide.
Nasal congestion is one of the most general and bothersome symptoms in rhinitis, which
affects the quality of life (QOL). Current medications are undesirable due to their
side-effects. Acupuncture for AR in general can be considered as safe and can be seen as a
potential remedial blueprint for nasal congestion. Evidence supported that acupuncture is
clinically used for signs and symptoms of nose disorders, such as nasal congestion, with
effectiveness, but whether acupuncture has immediate, post-treatment and long-term effects on
nasal congestion in AR is not verified by strictly designed clinical study. The ANCAR trial
uses a standard treatment protocol with a fixed set of acupuncture points - to be as
scientific as possible from Western medical viewpoint - to open the nose and affect
underlying energetic imbalance and immunity at the same time, to maintain its nose opening
effect. This novel acupuncture treatment protocol can be seen as a solid and profound
approach from which every AR patient may benefit.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Johanna Maria Vermeulen
Collaborators:
Mermaid Medicine® Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine