NCT02998957

Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients With Severe Dyspnoea

Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation at Dingchuan (EX-B1) in Hospitalized COPD Patients With Severe Dyspnoea: Patient and Assessor Blinded Randomized Placebo Control Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Fundació Sant Joan de Déu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents with a gradual reduction and little bitterness reversible airflow causing shortness of breath, chronic cough and sputum abnormal. Patients with COPD often suffer exacerbations of their symptoms, particularly dyspnea, causing hospital admissions. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture stimulation transcutánea (AcuTENS) Dingchuan point (EX-B1) could help reduce dyspnea in patients with COPD. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible utility of adding to the usual treatment stimulation AcuTENS in COPD patients admitted with severe dyspnea. Methodology: Patients who agree to participate will be randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group will receive a daily treatment, during the period of hospitalization, 45 minutes stimulation at acupuncture point AcuTENS Dingchuan (EX-B1), while the control group performed the same procedure with a device TENS simulated. The extent of dyspnea in both groups as well as the number of days of hospitalization and the number of drugs consumed.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	AcuTENS	Stimulation of acupuncture point Dingchuan using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) instead of needles
DEVICE	Sham AcuTENS	Portable TENS electrostimulation device with no electrical output

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-01
• Completion: 2019-09-01
• First posted: 2016-12-21
• Last updated: 2018-10-02

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Spain