Although the available evidence is insufficient, acupuncture is used in patients suffering from chronic asthma. The aim of this pragmatic study was to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture in addition to routine care in patients with allergic asthma compared to treatment with routine care alone.Patients with allergic asthma were included in a randomized controlled trial and randomized to receive up to 15 acupuncture sessions over 3 months or to a control group receiving routine care alone. Patients who did not consent to randomization received acupuncture treatment for the first 3 months and were followed as a cohort. All trial patients were allowed to receive routine care in addition to study treatment. The primary endpoint was the asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ, range: 1-7) at 3 months. Secondary endpoints included general health related to quality of life (Short-Form-36, SF-36, range 0-100). Outcome parameters were assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.A total of 1,445 patients (mean age 43.8 [SD 13.5] years, 58.7

作者：Benno, Brinkhaus；Stephanie, Roll；Susanne, Jena；Katja, Icke；Daniela, Adam；Sylvia, Binting；Fabian, Lotz；Stefan N, Willich；Claudia M, Witt

来源：Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2017 年 23卷 4期