Manual Acupuncture for Acute Primary Tinnitus
Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Tinnitus
In brief
This clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy of manual acupuncture for patients with acute primary tinnitus.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07515482
- Run by
- Dan Bing
- People needed
- 180
- Starts
- 2026-06-15
- Expected to finish
- 2027-12-12
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged 18-65 years, male or female;
- Primary complaint is persistent tinnitus (unilateral or bilateral);
- Meet the diagnostic criteria for primary tinnitus according to the 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF);
- Had continuous tinnitus ≥2 weeks and <6 months;
- Tinnitus should be bothersome, with a screening THI score 28-76;
- Acupuncture naive;
- Able to provide written informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Objective tinnitus;
- Pulsatile tinnitus;
- Diagnosed as secondary tinnitus as evaluated by audiologists and clinicians(Menière's disease, temporomandibular joint disorder or other diseases);
- Had evidence of conductive hearing loss (confirmed by abnormal otoscopy or tympanogram);
- Had contraindications for acupuncture, including curent pregnant, severe anemia, coagulation disorders, etc;
- Having difficulties in expressing their symptoms clearly( severe mental disorders or cognitive impairment);
- Currently suffering from other serious acute or chronic organic diseases, such as cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, liver, kidney, hematological diseases, infectious diseases, or malignant tumors;
- Has received intratympanic injection, postauricular injection, corticosteroids, or other medications for tinnitus treatment (includingTraditional Chinese Medicine or proprietary Chinese medicines) within the past 2 weeks or at baseline;
- Participated in other clinical trials, particularly those closely related to tinnitus treatment, such as sound therapy;
- have a strong desire for medication treatment.
Where it is running
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, — Wuhan, Hubei, China
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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