NCT01921348

Pilot Study to Evaluate Ear Acupressure Effects in Treating Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

We hypothesize that ear acupressure will be effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis by changing the immune parameters and the psychological impact factors are associated with ear acupressure treatment outcome.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the clinical potential of ear acupressure in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis. We hypothesize that ear acupressure will be effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis by changing the immune parameters and the psychological impact factors such as expectation, stress, depression, and anxiety can moderate the ear acupressure treatment effectiveness in allergic rhinitis by influencing the immune parameters.

Conditions

• Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	acupressure pellets	The treatment group will have acupressure pellets placed in pre-determined acupressure point on the ear that relates to rhinitis.
DEVICE	acupressure pellets	The sham group will have acupressure pellets placed in a pre-determined non-specific acupressure point on the ear that is not related to rhinitis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2013-08-13
• Last updated: 2017-06-27
• Results posted: 2017-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States