Efficacy and safety of herbal steam bath in allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Nareerat Tabtong, Parunkul Tungsukruthai, Preecha Nootim, Wiwan Worakunphanich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale Mucous membrane of nose Nasal congestion medicine.disease_cause law.invention Steam Bath 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Allergen Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Nose Aged Sleep disorder Plants Medicinal business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Rhinitis Allergic 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Clinical trial medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Female Plant Preparations medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of integrative medicine. 16(1) |
| ISSN: | 2095-4964 |
| Popis: | Background Allergic rhinitis is a nasal mucosa inflammatory disorder that is induced by exposure to an allergen which results in four major symptoms, including anterior or posterior rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal itching and nasal congestion. Allergic rhinitis may result in sleep disturbance, fatigue, depression of mood-cognitive function and quality of life impairment. Objective This study examined the efficacy and safety of herbal steam bath used for the reduction of allergic rhinitis symptoms, and evaluated treatment satisfaction and improvements in quality of life among participating patients with allergic rhinitis. Design, setting, participants and intervention A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted at Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Hospital between June and December 2016, using 64 subjects, equally divided into two groups. The treatment group received herbal steam bath and the control group received steam bath without herbs for 30 min 3 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks. Main outcome measures Allergic rhinitis symptoms, such as itchy nose, runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion and watery eyes, were measured using the visual analog scale at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Quality of life was assessed at week 0 and week 4. Results The characteristics (sex, age, marital status, education, allergic rhinitis symptoms and frequency of symptoms) at the baseline were not statistically different (P > 0.05) between the two test groups. Anterior or posterior rhinorrhea symptoms, including sneezing, nasal itching and nasal congestion, were statistically reduced over the course of the treatment, but reductions were not significantly different between the control and treatment groups. The treatment group, however, was shown to be significantly more satisfied with the treatment than the control group (P Conclusion Both treatments appear to be able to significantly reduce the symptoms of allergic rhinitis. However, there was no difference in the effectiveness of steam bath with herbs and steam bath without herbs. Trial registration This trial was registered in the Thai Clinical Trial Registry with the identifier TCTR20170712002. |
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