Acupuncture for Dizziness and Vertigo in Emergency Department

NCT06873217 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 345

Last updated 2025-03-12

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Summary

This study was conducted at China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, between January 2019 and December 2023, with 345 patients diagnosed with dizziness and vertigo (ICD-10 codes R42 and H81). Patients received acupuncture in addition to standard Western medical care. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to assess symptom severity before and after the acupuncture intervention. Secondary analyses explored the influence of ICD-10 classification, gender, and seasonality on treatment outcomes.

Conditions

  • Dizziness and Vertigo

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Once a patient with Vertigo and Dizziness came to the emergency department, emergency physicians ask if they were willing to accept acupuncture intervention in addition to the routine western medical care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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