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Immediate effect of acupuncture at San Feng acupoints on patients with posterior circulation ischemia vertigo: A randomized sham-controlled clinical trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
posterior circulation ischemia vertigo
Registration Number
ITMCTR2200005551
Lead Sponsor
Shenzhen Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shenzhen Luohu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1) Patients 40-75 years old, regardless of sex who; 2) meet the Western medicine diagnostic criteria for PCIV in combination with imaging findings and clinical symptoms and are 3) clear-minded and able to cooperate with the requirements and complete the various assessments, and 4) can provide signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients with vertigo caused by intracranial space-occupying lesions, stroke, brain trauma, eye and ear diseases such as Meniere's disease, labyrinthitis, vestibular neuritis, streptomycin poisoning, and other diseases confirmed by examination; 2) patients with symptoms and signs of large-area severe cerebral infarction such as cerebellar or brainstem infarction; 3) patients with serious heart, lung, liver, kidney diseases, and mental diseases; 4) pregnant or lactating women, or patients with allergies; and 5) patients who have acupuncture treatment in recent months.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation criteria for clinical efficacy of ultrasonography;Transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD);Dizziness Assessment Rating Scale (DARS);
Secondary Outcome Measures
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