NCT06873217

Acupuncture for Dizziness and Vertigo in Emergency Department

Acupuncture for Dizziness and Vertigo in Emergency Department: a Single-center, Self-control, Observational Clinical Study During 2019-2023

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 345 (actual)
• Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2025-03-12
• Last updated: 2025-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan