Efficacy of Acupuncture on Quality of Life, Functional Performance, Dyspnea, and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

Efficacy of Acupuncture on Quality of Life, Functional Performance, Dyspnea, and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease characterized by the presence of chronic airflow obstruction. Previous studies have evaluated the effect of acupuncture treatment (AT) in patients with COPD. Nevertheless, these studies show a great deal of heterogeneity in treatm...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renato Fleury Cardoso, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Vanessa Pereira Lima, Lucas Fróis Fernandes de Oliveira, Sofia Fróis Fernandes de Oliveira, Rafaela Paula Araújo, Cecylia Leiber Fernandes e Castro, Flávia Pereira da Silva, Lizânia Vieira de Paiva, Lia Dietrich, Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo, Henrique Silveira Costa, Mario Bernardo-Filho, Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Redha Taiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
acupuncture
acupuncture therapy
acupuncture treatment
quality of life
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/11/3048

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/11/3048

Similar Items