Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05511753 |
Other study ID # |
CMUH110-REC1-240 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Not yet recruiting |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
September 1, 2022 |
Est. completion date |
September 1, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
August 2022 |
Source |
China Medical University Hospital |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
In an era of advanced industry and commerce, working in a noisy environment is one of the
most important risk factors for hearing damage, especially among young and middle-aged
people. Although acupuncture has been widely used to treat otology-related diseases, such as
tinnitus, dizziness, and sudden deafness, there are few studies on the effect of
noise-induced hearing loss.
Description:
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture on patients
with noise-induced hearing loss. This study is designed as a randomized, single-blind,
control prospective clinical trial. Eighty subjects with noise-induced hearing loss were
included in the criteria and randomly divided into the acupuncture group and the control
group as follows: 1) In the acupuncture group, in addition to the conventional treatment,
acupuncture on both sides of Baihui (GV20), Dazhui (GV14), Yifeng (TE17), Wangu (GB12),
Zhongzhu (TE3), Quchi (LI11), and connecting Yifeng and Wangu, and Zhongzhu and Quchi are
given electroacupuncture stimulation (intensity of 1mA, frequency of 2Hz), 3 times a week, 15
minutes each time, continuous 6 weeks; 2) The control group was given conventional treatment
only. The main assessment is the hearing changes of the pure tone hearing test, which measure
the hearing thresholds of 2KHz, 4KHz, and 8KHz respectively; the secondary assessment is the
change of the tinnitus handicap index score. The evaluation time includes before acupuncture
treatment, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks after treatment, and 2 weeks after the end of
acupuncture treatment.
The results of this study are expected to prove that acupuncture can improve noise-induced
hearing loss.