Moxibustion Plus Cupping in Convalescent Patients With COVID-19

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    Recruiting
  • participants needed
    60
  • sponsor
    Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
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Updated on 19 February 2024
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dyspnea
chest tightness
cough
oximetry
covid-19
pulmonary fibrosis
convalescence
asthenia

Summary

This trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxibustion plus cupping in the convalescence of COVID-19.

Description

Moxibustion plus cupping may be effective and safe for convalescent patients with COVID-19, but evidence is limited. The randomized clinical trial may help to provide evidence-based factors for improving the patients' symptoms in the convalescence of COVID-19.

Details
Condition Convalescence, Covid 19
Age 18years - 70years
Treatment Moxibustion plus Cupping
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04374084
SponsorGuang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Last Modified on19 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of the convalescence of COVID-19 (defined by the Chinese Guideline for COVID-19 in 2020 Trial Version 7)
18-70 years old
Cough / chest tightness / shortness of breath / asthenia after exercise, with at least 2 of the above symptoms and the average VAS score (last 48 hours) 40 points
Volunteers with informed consent
In the past 1 week, CT showed that there was still inflammation or pulmonary fibrosis in the lung, or the oxygen saturation95% without inhaling oxygen, or the walking distance of the six-minute-walking test 350 meters, with one of the above criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Surgery in the lung that affects lung function
Rely on mechanical ventilation to maintain lung function
Chronic lung diseases affecting lung function
Diseases affecting heart function
Severe basic diseases
Resting heart rate > 120/min, systolic blood pressure > 180mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > 100mmHg
Unstable angina or myocardial infarction in the past 1 month
Severe obesity (BMI>30kg/m2)
Allergic constitution
Pregnant or lactating women
Disabled patients
Mentally ill Patients
Participating in other clinical trials
Poor compliance or other complicate conditions according to the researchers
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