Efficacy and Central Mechanism of Acupuncture for Treating Chronic Subjective Tinnitus Assessed by fNIRS
NCT ID: NCT05829278
Last Updated: 2023-04-25
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-05-31
2025-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Acupuncture group
Subjects in the acupuncture group will undergo acupuncture treatment, which is administered 3 times a week for 4 weeks.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture will be performed at acupoints including TE17 (Yifeng), SI19 (Tinggong), GB2 (Tinghui), TE5 (Waiguan), TE3 (Zhongzhu), ST36(Zusanli ), KI3 (Taixi), and etc.
Waiting list group
No intervention will be provided for the waiting list group and the subjects in this group will be followed during the 4-week observation period.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture will be performed at acupoints including TE17 (Yifeng), SI19 (Tinggong), GB2 (Tinghui), TE5 (Waiguan), TE3 (Zhongzhu), ST36(Zusanli ), KI3 (Taixi), and etc.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Male and female, Aged between 18 and 60 years.
3. Participants can cooperate with experimental procedures and sign written inform consent.
4. Not participating in other clinical trials concurrently.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Participants have nervous system diseases or neuropsychiatric diseases that can significantly affect brain blood oxygen metabolism assessed by resting-state functional connectivity.
3. Participants with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, malignant liver and kidney diseases, and other serious diseases.
4. Participants have any contraindications for acupuncture (such as a bleeding tendency)
5. Pregnant or lactating women.
6. Participants have received tinnitus treatment with drugs or other therapies in the last four weeks.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Hantong Hu
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Hantong Hu, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Locations
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the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Kuzucu I, Karaca O. Acupuncture Treatment in Patients with Chronic Subjective Tinnitus: A Prospective, Randomized Study. Med Acupunct. 2020 Feb 1;32(1):24-28. doi: 10.1089/acu.2019.1367. Epub 2020 Feb 3.
Hu H, Lin X, Fang L, Li Y, Gao H. Evaluating the Efficacy and Underlying Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Chronic Subjective Tinnitus Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Res. 2023 Oct 4;16:3367-3378. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S433048. eCollection 2023.
Other Identifiers
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YLKY-2021-01-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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