Dizziness
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERAcupuncture and Fir-Infrared heat-patch attachment
Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.
OTHERAcupuncture
Acupuncture over acupoints.
OTHERFar-Infrared heat-patch attachment
Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.
OTHERFar-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.
Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.
Sponsors
Changhua Christian Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of dizziness | 20 minutes | acupoints intervention of acupuncture or/and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment |
Outcome results
None listed