NCT05511753

The Effect of Acupuncture on Patients With Noise-induced Hearing Loss

The Effect of Acupuncture on Patients With Noise-induced Hearing Loss -- Randomized, Single-blinded, Controlled Prospective Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In an era of advanced industry and commerce, working in a noisy environment is one of the most important risk factors for hearing damage, especially among young and middle-aged people. Although acupuncture has been widely used to treat otology-related diseases, such as tinnitus, dizziness, and sudden deafness, there are few studies on the effect of noise-induced hearing loss.

Detailed description

Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture on patients with noise-induced hearing loss. This study is designed as a randomized, single-blind, control prospective clinical trial. Eighty subjects with noise-induced hearing loss were included in the criteria and randomly divided into the acupuncture group and the control group as follows: 1) In the acupuncture group, in addition to the conventional treatment, acupuncture on both sides of Baihui (GV20), Dazhui (GV14), Yifeng (TE17), Wangu (GB12), Zhongzhu (TE3), Quchi (LI11), and connecting Yifeng and Wangu, and Zhongzhu and Quchi are given electroacupuncture stimulation (intensity of 1mA, frequency of 2Hz), 3 times a week, 15 minutes each time, continuous 6 weeks; 2) The control group was given conventional treatment only. The main assessment is the hearing changes of the pure tone hearing test, which measure the hearing thresholds of 2KHz, 4KHz, and 8KHz respectively; the secondary assessment is the change of the tinnitus handicap index score. The evaluation time includes before acupuncture treatment, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks after treatment, and 2 weeks after the end of acupuncture treatment. The results of this study are expected to prove that acupuncture can improve noise-induced hearing loss.

Conditions

• Electroacupuncture
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss
• Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	electroacupuncture	Insert stainless steel needles into the above acupoints and twist the needles to get qi. In addition, electroacupuncture stimulation (intensity 1mA, frequency 2Hz) was applied to connect the ipsilateral Yifeng and Wangu, and the ipsilateral Zhongzhu and Quchi.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-07-30
• Completion: 2023-09-01
• First posted: 2022-08-23
• Last updated: 2022-08-23