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

NCT ID: NCT04415307

Last Updated: 2021-08-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-01

Study Completion Date

2021-08-03

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dizziness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture over acupoints.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupuncture over acupoints.

Far-Infrared

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment

Intervention Type OTHER

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Combination of Acupuncture and Far-Infrared

Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture and Fir-Infrared heat-patch attachment

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Placebo (no Acupuncture nor Far-Infrared)

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.

Intervention Type OTHER

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.

Interventions

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture over acupoints.

Intervention Type OTHER

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupuncture and Fir-Infrared heat-patch attachment

Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.

Intervention Type OTHER

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.

Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with age between 20 to 80-year-old who can cooperate to the whole treatment, testing and questionnaire.
2. 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.
3. Sign the clinical trial agreement sheet.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inacceptable to the research content
2. Unable to complete the study process
3. Unwilling to cooperate with acupuncture and other treatments
4. Abnormal blood clotting profile
5. With wound or allergy over the treated acupoint
6. Unstable vital sign
7. Post major trauma
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Changhua Christian Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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191250

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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