NCT06492902Completed
Adding Auricular Acupuncture to Xiao-Feng-San Decoction for Treating Atopic Dermatitis
Efficacy of Adding Auricular Acupuncture to Xiao-Feng-San for Treating Atopic Dermatitis Exhibiting Wind-Dampness-Heat Manifestations According to Traditional Medicine: A Multi-Center, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Mar 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to compare the efficacy of adding auricular acupuncture to Xiao-Feng-San decoction versus Xiao-Feng-San decoction in treating atopic dermatitis. The trial is a multi-center, double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled study.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 156 (actual)
- First submitted
- 1 Jul 2024
- Start date
- 15 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- 23 Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
- Diseases
- Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
- NCT number
- NCT06492902
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 156
- From 15 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 23 Mar 2025
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Use of systemic therapy for AD, including but not limited to corticosteroids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitors, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and mycophenolate mofetil within the past four weeks.
- Use of topical treatments for AD, including but not limited to topical corticosteroids (TCS), topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs), or topical phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitors within the past one week.
- Prior experience with acupuncture.
- Concurrent participation in other clinical trials or use of other therapies for AD.
Other illness
- Presence of other active skin diseases or skin infections requiring systemic treatment within the past four weeks or that would interfere with the proper assessment of atopic dermatitis lesions.
- Use of phototherapy treatment, laser therapy, tanning booth sessions, or extended sun exposure that could affect disease severity or interfere with disease assessments within the past four weeks.
- History of alcohol or substance addiction within the past six months.
- Any history or current conditions that, in the investigator's assessment, would impede the participant's involvement in the study, the adherence to treatment, the evaluation of treatment efficacy, or pose risks to the participant during the study participation.
Other
- Use of targeted biologic treatments within the past five half-lives (if known) or within the past 12 weeks, whichever is longer.
- Use of systemic anti-infectives within the past four weeks.
- Use of herbal medicine within the past 12 weeks.
- Presence of existing injuries or lesions at the auricular acupoints under investigation in this study.
- Pregnancy, lactation, or planning to become pregnant within approximately 12 weeks after the intervention.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD) according to the American Academy of Dermatology guidelines and classified as mild to moderate.
- Classified under Traditional Medicine as exhibiting wind-dampness-heat manifestations and prescribed Xiao-Feng-San decoction.
- Voluntary informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Medicine Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Unknown status |
| University of Medical Center HCMC - Branch no.3 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Unknown status |
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