Fig. 1From: Acupuncture for chronic persistent asthma based on the theory of Meridian-viscera Association: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial in ChinaStudy flowchart. Eligible patients will be randomly allocated into 2 groups with 1:1 ratio. Clinical data will be acquired at four timepoints: baseline (week 0), the end of treatment (week 4), and at the follow-up period (week 8, week 12). AQLQ Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, ACT Asthma Control Test, PEF Peak Expiratory Flow, FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sBack to article page