Clinical Trial: Thread-Embedding Acupuncture for Functional and QoL Improvement in COPD Patients

U.S., April 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06948578) titled 'Thread-Embedding Acupuncture for Functional and QoL Improvement in COPD Patients' on April 22.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) can improve functional capacity and quality of life of chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does TEA, when combined with standard treatment, improve functional capacity measured by the six-minute walking test (6MWT) and the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale at 1, 2, and 3 months after the intervention?

* Does TEA, when combined with standard treatment, improve quality of life as ...