The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)

The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics (대한한방소아과학회)
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The Trends in Foreign Clinical Trials for Pediatric Asthma in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

소아 천식 치료의 국외 보완대체의학 임상 연구 동향

  • Bang, Mi Ran (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Jang Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Min, Sang Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 방미란 (동국대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 김장현 (동국대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 민상연 (동국대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실)
  • Received : 2015.07.23
  • Accepted : 2015.08.14
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the trends in foreign clinical trials for pediatric asthma in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Methods : We reviewed 31 randomized controlled trials (RCT) for pediatric asthma treatment in CAM published from 2005 to 2015 in PubMed and analyzed their treatments, compounds of herbal medicines, acupoints, methods of assessment, and treatment results. Results : The treatments used in the studies were herbal medicines, acupuncture, acupoint application, breathing training, supplement, normocaloric diet, yoga, massage therapy, and art therapy. The frequently used herbs were Asari Herba Cum Radix (細辛). Ephedrae Herba (麻黃), Astragali Radix. The most common acupoints were Feishu (肺兪, BL13). The methods of assessment in pediatric asthma were symptom scale, questionnaire of Quality of Life, lung function test, laboratory studies, and medication usage. In 28 out of 31 studies, treatment group gets better than non-treated group. Conclusions : This study shows that CAM is effective in treating pediatric asthma. More clinical studies using objective outcome measures are needed to prove its efficacy clearly.

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