Impact of acupuncture on antihistamine use in patients suffering seasonal allergic rhinitis: secondary analysis of results from a randomised controlled trial.
CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture appeared to significantly reduce the number of days of antihistamine use while improving RQoL and SAR symptoms; it can therefore be considered a valuable, additional treatment option for patients with SAR.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT00610584; Post-results.
PMID: 29440045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Adam D, Grabenhenrich L, Ortiz M, Binting S, Reinhold T, Brinkhaus B Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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