NCT06948578Completed
Thread-Embedding Acupuncture for Functional and QoL Improvement in COPD Patients
Effectiveness and Safety of Thread-Embedding Acupuncture in Improving Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) can improve functional capacity and quality of life of chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does TEA, when combined with standard treatment, improve functional capacity measured by the six-minute walking test (6MWT) and the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale at 1, 2, and 3 months after the intervention? * Does TEA, when combined with standard treatment, improve quality of life as measured by the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at 1, 2, and 3 months after intervention? Researchers will compare TEA to sham TEA (a placebo procedure without thread implantation) to determine if TEA leads to meaningful improvements in COPD patients. Participants will: * Complete assessment using 6MWT, mMRC, CAT, and SGRQ * Receive one session of either TEA or sham TEA * Return to the clinic once a month for follow-up assessments over a 3-month period
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 34 (actual)
- First submitted
- 22 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT06948578
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 34
- From 1 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2025
- 1 site 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
- Undergoing acupuncture therapy within the last 2 weeks or thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) within the last 6 months.
Other illness
- Presence of tumors, wounds, inflammation, or skin infection at the needling area.
- Uncontrolled heart disease or diabetes.
- History of malignancy, uncontrolled epilepsy, or psychiatric disorders.
- Known allergy to stainless steel or polydioxanone (PDO) thread.
Lab values
- Blood disorders or use of blood-thinning medications (antiplatelets or anticoagulants) with INR \> 2.0.
- Capillary blood glucose level ≥200 mg/dL (measured using glucometer).
Other
- Pregnant women.
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female participants aged 18 to 70 years.
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥18.5 kg/m².
- Diagnosed with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on GOLD criteria.
- Willing to participate in the study until completion and has signed informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universitas Indonesia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jakarta Pusat | Indonesia | Unknown status |
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