title: [Clinical study on prevention of recurrence of asthma in children by Xiaochuangao acupoint paste: treating winter diseases in summer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify the clinical efficacy of Xiaochuangao acupoint paste (XAP) in treating asthma in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety children patients with asthma were randomly assigned to three groups with 30 patients each, being treated with XAP, hormone and XAP combined with hormone, respectively. The changes of the lung function and the recurrence times during one-year follow-up were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group II (Hormone group) saw higher total effective rate (69.2%) than Group I (XAP group) (63.3%) , but with no statistic difference between these two groups. Group llI (XAP and Hormone) saw the highest total effective rate (93.1%), with significant statistic difference from the other two groups (P < 0.05). All three groups saw the significant increase of the levels of FEV1, FEV11/FVC and PEF after the treatments (P < 0.05), while no statistical difference of FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF were observed in the three groups before the treatments. After the treatments, statistic differences of FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF between Group Ill and Group II were observed (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  XAP played a role in preventing the recurrence of asthma in children. Combined with hormone, XAP showed better effects.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital Affiliated School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. tracy7405@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Min-hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal