Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Effect of Reflexology and Homeopathy Added to Conventional Asthma Management
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
GCP-unit at Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Danish Classical Homeopathy Society
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is a lack of scientific evidence that homeopathy and reflexology is effective treatment of asthma. Systematic reviews have found that many clinical trials testing homeopathy and reflexology have...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥60% predicted
- A history of bronchial asthma for minimum 6 months prior to baseline
- An objective measure of abnormal variation in bronchial calibre(The objective measure were defined as at least one of the following)
- a positive bronchodilator reversibility test, defined as increase in FEV1≥10% after 400 µg inhaled salbutamol;
- a positive methacholine test, defined as a PD20 of \<1000 μg;
- a positive test for exercise induced asthma defined as a fall in FEV1\>15% after a standardised 6 min exercise test; and
- a positive peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability , defined by ≥3 days or 2 consecutive days with a differences between morning and evening PEF of \>20% during a 2-week period.
Exclusion
- Hospitalization for asthma within 3 months,
- Asthma exacerbation during the last month,
- Changes in asthma medication within 30 days of screening
- A smoking history \> 10 pack-years and smoking within the last year.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01426061
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
August 30 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital of Aarhus
Aarhus, Denmark, 8000