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Clareo Health | Efficacy of Acupuncture in Exercise Tolerance in Patients With COPD

Efficacy of Acupuncture in Exercise Tolerance in Patients With COPD

NCT03767140·1 site·ClinicalTrials.gov

What this study is about

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Keep this study

Lead

Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

Age

18–90

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

You may be eligible if

COPD GOLD III,IV;
able to walk;
Informed consent signed;
stable medication during last 3 days
exacerbation during 3 months;
Chinese diagnose opening principle;
blood pressure "90"180 mmhg/ "100mmhg; respiratory rate "10"30 cpm

You may not be if

smoker;
metastasis;
hepatic,
renal or cardiovascular disease;
pulmonary hypertension;
COPD symptoms exacerbation during the therapy;
previous acupuncture treatments;
unstable vital signs;
pulmonary rehabilitation in the last 6 months;
needle phobia.

The record

StatusCompleted

PhaseNo phase

Taking part29

StartedJun 2018

UpdatedDec 7, 2018

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Where1

Carla Manuela Loureiro Barros
Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Portugal