Contemporary Nursing

Objective This study aims to explore the clinical value of cupping combined with traditional Chinese medicine ointment in the intervention of cough caused by upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in children. Methods 80 eligible children were randomly divided into an observation group (cupping+traditional Chinese medicine ointment+conventional treatment) and a control group (conventional treatment), with a treatment course of 5 days. Observe the clinical recovery and treatment effectiveness, changes in cough symptom scores, and disappearance time of major symptoms in two groups of pediatric patients. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group; On the 3rd and 5th day after treatment, the cough symptom scores were significantly lower than those in the control group; The disappearance time of cough was also shorter than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The data shows that cupping combined with Chinese herbal medicine can effectively alleviate cough symptoms in children with URTI, shorten the course of the disease, and have good safety.

Cupping; Chinese herbal ointment; Upper respiratory tract infection in children; Cough