Clinical Trial: Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinical Treatment of the Acute Episode of Bronchial Asthma.

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title:

Brief Summary: Bronchial asthma is a common disease and frequently encountered disease of respiratory apparatus. It has very complex mechanism and multiple inducing factors. This study will focus on a new Chinese therapy on Bronchial asthma, analyzing the treatment mechanism of internal and external use, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and clinical practice. The study will also investigate the efficacy of the Chinese drugs and treatments on Bronchial asthma, and provide an effective therapy for this disease.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Current Primary Outcome:

• primary Symptom [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  Symptom: wheezing, cough, choking
• physical sign [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  physical sign: wheezing sound
• assistant examination [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  Pulmonary function: mend matters of FEV1, PEF, FEV1/FVC

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

• Secondary Symptom [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  Symptom: expectoration, fever, Aversion to wind and cold
• physical sign [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  physical sign: tongue appearance and Pulse condition

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Dates:
Date Received: February 10, 2011
Date Started: December 2008
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 10, 2011
Last Verified: January 2011