Hashemi Sayed Mostafa, Mokhtarinejad Farhang, Abtahi Forooshani Seyed Mojtaba, Rezvani Habibabadi Mehran
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kashani Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Kashani Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.
Adv Biomed Res. 2025 Jan 30;14:1. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_49_22. eCollection 2025.
Acupuncture is one of the most important components of modern complementary medicine. Given its mechanism of action and efficacy, researchers have been recently attracted to address its efficacy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR). Therefore, the present study aimed at evaluating the effect of acupuncture along with conventional therapies on the treatment of AR.
The present randomized, clinical trial was performed on 51 patients with AR. All patients underwent standard AR treatment under the supervision of a specialist physician. Twenty-four patients were treated with acupuncture and 27 patients were considered as the control group. The improvement degree of AR symptoms was evaluated and recorded at baseline, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks after the treatment.
The results of this study revealed that a decrease in the runny nose score with a mean of 4.59 ± 3.04 and a decrease in the sneezing score with a mean of 5.30 ± 2.92 were significantly more than those of the control group with a means of 2.85 ± 1.56 and 2.78 ± 1.28, respectively ( value < 0.05). In addition, the frequency of nasal congestion, nasal itching, and tearing was significantly lower in the acupuncture group as compared with the control group ( value < 0.05).
According to the results of the present study, although conventional AR treatments can be effective in reducing the symptoms of this disease, the use of acupuncture along with conventional AR treatments has been able to play an effective role in improving and reducing the severity of AR symptoms.
针灸是现代补充医学最重要的组成部分之一。鉴于其作用机制和疗效，研究人员最近开始关注其在治疗过敏性鼻炎（AR）方面的疗效。因此，本研究旨在评估针灸联合传统疗法治疗AR的效果。
本随机临床试验对51例AR患者进行。所有患者在专科医生的监督下接受标准的AR治疗。24例患者接受针灸治疗，27例患者作为对照组。在治疗前、治疗后2周和6周评估并记录AR症状的改善程度。
本研究结果显示，流鼻涕评分平均下降4.59±3.04，打喷嚏评分平均下降5.30±2.92，显著高于对照组，对照组的平均值分别为2.85±1.56和2.78±1.28（P值<0.05）。此外，与对照组相比，针灸组鼻塞、鼻痒和流泪的频率显著更低（P值<0.05）。
根据本研究结果，虽然传统的AR治疗可以有效减轻该病的症状，但针灸联合传统AR治疗能够在改善和减轻AR症状的严重程度方面发挥有效作用。
