Acupuncture to Enhance for Pulmonary Rehab

Part of paid clinical trials in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Study ID
NCT04947800
Status
Terminated

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Pulmonary rehabilitation program + EA Lung Mu-Shu+ St36 — DEVICE
    Standard of care pulmonary rehabilitation program plus electro-acupuncture with mA electricity at varying frequencies to the Lung Mu-Shu points and St36 points
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation program + Lv7/Gb26 — DEVICE
    Standard of care pulmonary rehabilitation program plus electro-acupuncture with mA electricity at varying frequencies to the Lv7/Gb26 points

Study Details

The investigator is investigating if acupuncture may improve pulmonary function, exercise tolerance, stress and modulate the inflammatory effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigator would like to measure the effect of the combination of acupuncture with standard pulmonary rehab in patients with COPD.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 25, 2022
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2024
Completion
Jun 1, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
13 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Arm A: 12 week intervention, 8 week control
    Electro acupuncture (EA) intervention will be administered for 12 weeks to the Lung Mu-Shu points and St36 which are related to lung function and general function. The EA control intervention will be administered for 8 weeks and will use Lv7 and Gb 26 which are near the other points but not traditionally related to lung function or general function.
  • Experimental: Arm B: 8 week intervention, 12 week control
    Electro acupuncture (EA) intervention will be administered for 8 weeks to the Lung Mu-Shu points and St36 which are related to lung function and general function. The EA control intervention will be administered for 12 weeks and will use Lv7 and Gb 26 which are near the other points but not traditionally related to lung function or general function.
  • Experimental: Arm C: 4 week intervention, 16 week control
    Electro acupuncture (EA) intervention will be administered for 4 weeks to the Lung Mu-Shu points and St36 which are related to lung function and general function. The EA control intervention will be administered for 16 weeks and will use Lv7 and Gb 26 which are near the other points but not traditionally related to lung function or general function.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanonNew Hampshire03756-

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By specialty
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