TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential impacts of Acu-TENS in the treatment of adolescents with moderate to severe bronchial asthma
T2 - A randomized clinical study
AU - Elnaggar, Ragab K.
AU - Moawd, Samah A.
AU - Ali, Shaimaa E.
AU - Yousef, Abeer M.
AU - Azab, Alshimaa R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over the acupuncture points (Acu-TENS) on total serum immunoglobulin E (IgEtotal), pulmonary function, and quality of life in adolescents with asthma. Methods: In a double-blind randomized clinical trial, 32 adolescents (age; 12–16 years) with asthma participated and were assigned randomly to receive either the breathing retraining program (control group) or the breathing retraining program plus Acu-TENS application (Acu-TENS group). Acu-TENS was applied for 40 min’ day-after-day session for two successive months, with no side-effects reported. Serum IgEtotal, pulmonary function [forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1), and FEV1/FVC], and quality of life were evaluated pre- and post-treatment. Results: Serum IgEtotal (P = 0.028, ηp2 = 0.15), Pulmonary function [FVC (P = 0.043, ηp2 = 0.13), FEV1 (P =.046, ηp2 = 0.12)], and quality of life (P <.001, ηp2 = 0.17) increased significantly in the Acu-TENS group when compared to the control group. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the Acu-TENS is an impending asthma treatment that may be used to reinforce the immune system response, ameliorate lung function, and increase the quality of life in adolescents with asthma.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over the acupuncture points (Acu-TENS) on total serum immunoglobulin E (IgEtotal), pulmonary function, and quality of life in adolescents with asthma. Methods: In a double-blind randomized clinical trial, 32 adolescents (age; 12–16 years) with asthma participated and were assigned randomly to receive either the breathing retraining program (control group) or the breathing retraining program plus Acu-TENS application (Acu-TENS group). Acu-TENS was applied for 40 min’ day-after-day session for two successive months, with no side-effects reported. Serum IgEtotal, pulmonary function [forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1), and FEV1/FVC], and quality of life were evaluated pre- and post-treatment. Results: Serum IgEtotal (P = 0.028, ηp2 = 0.15), Pulmonary function [FVC (P = 0.043, ηp2 = 0.13), FEV1 (P =.046, ηp2 = 0.12)], and quality of life (P <.001, ηp2 = 0.17) increased significantly in the Acu-TENS group when compared to the control group. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the Acu-TENS is an impending asthma treatment that may be used to reinforce the immune system response, ameliorate lung function, and increase the quality of life in adolescents with asthma.
KW - Acu-TENS
KW - Adolescents
KW - Chronic respiratory diseases
KW - Immune response
KW - Pulmonary function
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102673
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102673
M3 - Article
C2 - 33508442
AN - SCOPUS:85100396196
SN - 0965-2299
VL - 57
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
M1 - 102673
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