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Effect of Manual Acupuncture on Acute Primary Tinnitus: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

NCT07515482 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2026-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This multicenter clinical trial aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of manual acupuncture on acute primary tinnitus.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

OTHER

Manual acupuncture

After sterilisation, the fine needles will be inserted into the deep tissue layers of all acupoints and will be retained for 30 min. Acupuncturists will tried to elicit acupuncture de-qi sensation with light lifting, thrusting, and twirling every 10min during each session.

OTHER

Sham acupuncture

After sterilisation, Streitberger placebo needles with blunt tip will be used. It can be fixed on the surface of the sham points without piercing the skin. Within a 30-minute period, each point will undergo a simulated twisting motion of the needle for at least 10 seconds, and this will be repeated four times at 10-minute intervals.

BEHAVIORAL

Usaual care

Health education and standard evaluation related to tinnitus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hubei Xinhua Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wuhan No.1 Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Third People's Hospital of Hubei Province

    collaborator OTHER

  • Taihe Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Qianjiang Central Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Dan Bing

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dan Bing, PhD · Tongji Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-01
Primary Completion
2027-10-30
Completion
2027-12-12

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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