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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN61381178
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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A pilot study to evaluate whether acupuncture is likely to reduce symptoms of breathlessness and anxiety during acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Disease (COPD) - a single blind, placebo controlled trial
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0295136390
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Study hypothesis
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Is acupuncture likely to reduce symptoms of breathlessness and anxiety during acute exacerbations of COPD?
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Lay summary
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Not provided at time of registration
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Single blind placebo controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Respiratory: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Population of patients admitted to Walsgrave Hospital with an acute exacerbation of COPD during a 4-month period.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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15/01/2004
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Anticipated end date
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31/01/2005
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Total number of patients to be recruited = 40 (20 per group).
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Interventions
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Acupunture vs placebo
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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1. Reduction in breathlessness measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale and the Borg score of perceived breathlessness
2. Reduction in anxiety using a 10 cm visual analogue scale
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19369188
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Contact name
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Dr
Mandy
Barnett
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Address
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Radiotherapy Department
UHCW NHS Trust
Clifford Bridge Road
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City/town
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Coventry
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Zip/Postcode
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CV2 2DX
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)2476 602020 Ext 8779
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Fax
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+44 (0)2476 538900
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Email
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m.m.barnett@warwick.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health,
Richmond House,
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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30/09/2004
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Last edited
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27/09/2011
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2004
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