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Clinical Trials/NCT04415307
NCT04415307
Withdrawn
Not Applicable

The Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to the Patient With Dizziness in Emergency Department

Changhua Christian Hospital0 sitesDecember 1, 2020
ConditionsDizziness

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Dizziness
Sponsor
Changhua Christian Hospital
Primary Endpoint
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of dizziness
Status
Withdrawn
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The study is aimed in patients with persistent dizziness as the chief complaint that is treated with acupuncture or/and far-infrared heat-patch attachment intervention over the acupoints for the purpose of dizziness symptoms treatment. The research hypothesis is that the treatment over acupoints in traditional Chinese medicine is effective in treating symptoms of dizziness.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
December 1, 2020
End Date
August 3, 2021
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with age between 20 to 80-year-old who can cooperate to the whole treatment, testing and questionnaire.
  • The chief complaint is dizziness which diagnosed by the doctor in charge of the emergency department, in together to exclude the patients with severe unstable vital signs, and then consult for help with Chinese medicine.
  • Sign the clinical trial agreement sheet.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Inacceptable to the research content
  • Unable to complete the study process
  • Unwilling to cooperate with acupuncture and other treatments
  • Abnormal blood clotting profile
  • With wound or allergy over the treated acupoint
  • Unstable vital sign
  • Post major trauma

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of dizziness

Time Frame: 20 minutes

acupoints intervention of acupuncture or/and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment

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