Impact of Acupuncture on Vasomotor Rhinitis

Impact of Acupuncture on Vasomotor Rhinitis: a Randomised Placebo Controlled Pilot Study

Chronic rhinitis without an allergic or infectious aetiology (vasomotor rhinitis) is a common disease for which there are only poor therapeutic treatment options. The current placebo controlled partially double blinded pilot study evaluated the effects of acupuncture on the symptoms of vasomotor rhinitis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• term of sickness > 3 month
• negative allergic testing

Exclusion Criteria:

• term of sickness < 3 month
• previous nasal surgeries
• polyposis nasi
• contraindications regarding acupuncture (such as: risk of bleeding, pregnancy)
• psychologic disorders
• drug addiction
• autoimmune disease
• other severe disease