Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture-moxibustion at different intervals on persistent allergic rhinitis.Methods:A total of 90 patie nts con forming to the inclusi on criteria were ran domized int...Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture-moxibustion at different intervals on persistent allergic rhinitis.Methods:A total of 90 patie nts con forming to the inclusi on criteria were ran domized into three groups n amed A,B and C by randomized block method.Patients in all tMee groups received the same treatment of acupuncture and herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion at the same acupoints,while the treatment frequency was different.Patients in group A received the treatment once a week,group B twice a week and group C three times a week,and all the treatment lasted for 4 weeks.The total nasal symptom score(TNSS),total ocular symptom score(TOSS)and Sino-nasal outcome test-20(SNOT-20)were evaluated before and after treatment.The self-rating score of symptoms was evaluated during treatment and 2 weeks after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 80.0%in group A,93.3%in group B,and 100.0%in group C.The total effective rate in group A was statistically different from that in group B and group C(both P<0.05),but there was no significant inter-group difference in total effective rate between group B and group C(P>0.05).After treatment,scores of TNSS,TOSS and SNOT-20 in all three groups dropped significantly,and stat:istically different from those before treatment(all P<0.05);between-group comparison showed group B and group C decreased more obvious than group A(all P<0.05).In self-rating score of symptoms,there were no inter-group statistically significant differences in the first 3-week treatment(all P>0.05);after 4-week treatment,the score in group A was higher than that in group B and group C,and showed statistical significant(both P<0.05);at 2 weeks after treatment,the score in group A was higher than that in group B and group C based on an everyday record,showing statistical significanee(both P<0.05).At the 11th day after treatment,the score in group B was higher than that in group C(P<0.05).There were no significant differences between group B and group C at other time points(all P>0.05).Conclusion:All three protocols are effective for allergic rhin itis.With the in crease of treatme nt freque ncy,the therapeutic efficacy with a treatment frequency of twice a week and three times a week is superior to that of once a week.Frequency of three times a week has a better long-term effect than once and twice a week,together with the least fluctuation of symptoms.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture-moxibustion at different intervals on persistent allergic rhinitis.Methods:A total of 90 patie nts con forming to the inclusi on criteria were ran domized into three groups n amed A,B and C by randomized block method.Patients in all tMee groups received the same treatment of acupuncture and herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion at the same acupoints,while the treatment frequency was different.Patients in group A received the treatment once a week,group B twice a week and group C three times a week,and all the treatment lasted for 4 weeks.The total nasal symptom score(TNSS),total ocular symptom score(TOSS)and Sino-nasal outcome test-20(SNOT-20)were evaluated before and after treatment.The self-rating score of symptoms was evaluated during treatment and 2 weeks after treatment.Results:The total effective rate was 80.0%in group A,93.3%in group B,and 100.0%in group C.The total effective rate in group A was statistically different from that in group B and group C(both P<0.05),but there was no significant inter-group difference in total effective rate between group B and group C(P>0.05).After treatment,scores of TNSS,TOSS and SNOT-20 in all three groups dropped significantly,and stat:istically different from those before treatment(all P<0.05);between-group comparison showed group B and group C decreased more obvious than group A(all P<0.05).In self-rating score of symptoms,there were no inter-group statistically significant differences in the first 3-week treatment(all P>0.05);after 4-week treatment,the score in group A was higher than that in group B and group C,and showed statistical significant(both P<0.05);at 2 weeks after treatment,the score in group A was higher than that in group B and group C based on an everyday record,showing statistical significanee(both P<0.05).At the 11th day after treatment,the score in group B was higher than that in group C(P<0.05).There were no significant differences between group B and group C at other time points(all P>0.05).Conclusion:All three protocols are effective for allergic rhin itis.With the in crease of treatme nt freque ncy,the therapeutic efficacy with a treatment frequency of twice a week and three times a week is superior to that of once a week.Frequency of three times a week has a better long-term effect than once and twice a week,together with the least fluctuation of symptoms.
