Controlled trial of acupuncture for disabling breathlessness

Author(s): Chen, J., McPherson, K., Arrowsmith, J., Brown, V., Efthimiou, J., Fletcher, H., Maciocia, G., Mole, P., Shifrin, K. , , et, al

Journal/Book: Lancet. 1986; 2: 8521-8522; 1416-1419.

Abstract: In a randomised controlled trial, twelve matched pairs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease received traditional Chinese acupuncture or placebo acupuncture. After three weeks' treatment the traditional-acupuncture group showed significantly greater benefit in terms of subjective scores of breathlessness and six-minute walking distance. Objective measures of lung function were unchanged in either group. Whether these differences are mediated by endogenous opiate and/or peptide release remains speculative.

Keyword(s): Asthma

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