Background. Tianjiu therapy has established efficacy against chronic asthma with related symptoms or the medication need during\nasthma attack. This study aimed to explore the optimal duration of Tianjiu therapy for asthma. Methods. This study was a selfcomparison-\nto-the-baseline study, which comparing treatment with Tianjiu therapy for 1 year and 2 years in the same 102 chronic\nasthma patients. Totally 6 sessions of Tianjiu treatment were provided, 3 sessions in a year as a course of treatment and totally two\nyears treatment.The primary endpoint was the number of asthma related symptoms which frequently appeared in asthma patients\nand the frequency of bronchodilator used during asthma attack. Results.Thefrequency of bronchodilator used during asthma attack\nsignificantly improved (X2 = 46.276, P = 0.000). But the number of asthma related symptoms which frequently appeared in asthma\npatients added by 1.38 points (95% CI, 0.25 to 2.51), 2.93 �± 0.41 in 1-year group and 4.31 �± 0.41 in the 2-years group (P < 0.05).\nConclusions.The effect of 2 yearsTianjiu therapywas not as effective as 1 year such treatment for asthma, but the second yearTianjiu\ntherapy was still needed because it has a role to consolidate the curative effect of Tianjiu therapy for asthma.
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