A comparative study on the effects of electroacupuncture to treat tinnitus

The effect of electroacupuncture on Tinnitus

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001991

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-01

Start date

2012-05-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(electroacupuncture) : We used sterile acupuncture (0.25 x 40mm, Dongbang, South Korea) and digital low-frequency electrical stimulator. (STN-111®, Stratek, South Korea) . We gave treatment only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

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

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.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
THI(Tinitus Handicap Inventory)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
VAS(Visual Analoge Scale);PTA(Pure Tone Average);SD(Speech Discrimination)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHae Jeong Nam

Kyung Hee University

handr90@naver.com+82-2-958-9244

Outcome results