Impact of Acupuncture on Vasomotor Rhinitis
Vasomotor Rhinitis, Acupuncture
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Vasomotor Rhinitis focused on measuring acupuncture, randomised controlled trial, placebo, sham laser, vasomotor rhinitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- term of sickness > 3 month
- negative allergic testing
Exclusion Criteria:
- term of sickness < 3 month
- previous nasal surgeries
- polyposis nasi
- contraindications regarding acupuncture (such as: risk of bleeding, pregnancy)
- psychologic disorders
- drug addiction
- autoimmune disease
- other severe disease
Sites / Locations
- Department of otorhinolaryngology of the University of Munich
- Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich,
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Sham Comparator
Active Comparator
Sham-laser acupuncture
Acupuncture
The sham-laser acupuncture treatment consisted of 5 sessions, all patients completed a recovery time after treatment of 30 min duration. The sessions were administered over a period of 5 weeks (one session per week). Sham-laser acupuncture was applied at the same points as the acupuncture treatment. A deactivated laser pen (Seirin, 3B Scientific GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) that could only beam normal red light rather than laser was used. The total number of acupuncture points utilized was equal to the acupuncture group. Every point was treated for 30 sec with the total treatment time of 20 minutes.
The treatment consisted of 5 sessions, all patients completed a recovery time after treatment of 30 min duration. The sessions were administered over a period of 5 weeks (one session per week). The acupuncture treatment was semi-standardised. It consisted of a basic pool of 6 body acupuncture points. Five additional acupuncture body points together with auricular points formed an individual pool. After needle insertion, the needle was manipulated until the subject obtained the de-Qi response (a deep aching or full feeling at the needle, [22]). After obtaining the de-Qi response, there was no further manipulation of the needle. Each session lasted 20 minutes.