A comparative study on the effects of electroacupuncture to treat tinnitus
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Registration Number
- KCT0001991
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
(1) aged 20~75 years
(2) suffered from tinnitus more than 3 months
(3) Who agreed don't take any other treatment for tinnitus during this study.
(4) who want to participant to this study
Exclusion Criteria
(1) took acupuncture to treat tinnitus during the last 3 months
(2) who had cardiac disorder
(3) took vasodilator drugs( ex. aspirin) during the last 3 months
(4) had needle phobia
(5) took medicine psychoactive drugs for tinnitus
(6) were pregnant or breast-feeding
(7) had disease which can cause tinnitus (Meniere’s disease, otitis media, head injury, CVA and etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method THI(Tinitus Handicap Inventory)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS(Visual Analoge Scale);PTA(Pure Tone Average);SD(Speech Discrimination)