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Effectiveness of Dry needling as a treatment for long lasting Tinnitus

Effectiveness of Dry needling as a treatment for Chronic tinnitus

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6rzh4h2
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-22
Start date
2023-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tinnitus

Interventions

It's an open-label, two-arm, non-randomized controlled clinical study. Experimental group: 11 patients received three weekly sessions of dry needling in muscles with myofascial trigger points among th
E02.190.292

Sponsors

Hospital Edmundo Vasconcelos / Fundação Instituto de Moléstias do Aparelho Digestivo e da Nutrição
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Edmundo Vasconcelos / Fundação Instituto de Moléstias do Aparelho Digestivo e da Nutrição
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years old; tinnitus for at least 3 months; trigger points on physical examination

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pulsatile tinnitus; coagulopathy or anticoagulant use; dermatological lesion at the needling site; pregnancy; needle phobia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The expected outcome is a reduction in tinnitus intensity, assessed using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactArthur Nunes

Hospital Edmundo Vasconcelos / Fundação Instituto de Moléstias do Aparelho Digestivo e da Nutrição

arthurasnunes@gmail.com+55(83)999079136

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)