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Front. Med.
Sec. Family Medicine and Primary Care
Volume 12 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1543023
This article is part of the Research Topic The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives – Volume II View all 5 articles
Peripheral-Central Correlation Study of Acupuncture for Chronic Tinnitus Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Provisionally accepted- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
Purpose:1.Exploring the evaluation and correlation of peripheral central auditory function in patients with chronic tinnitus. 2.Evaluation of the cumulative effect of acupuncture on peripheral central auditory function in patients with chronic tinnitus. Method:our research is structured as a regulated and randomized trial with assessor blinding. Seventy-two participants who qualify with chronic tinnitus will be allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either the acupuncture group or the sham acupuncture group. Additionally, we will recruit 15 healthy individuals as subjects for data collection to observe the correlation of peripheral-central auditory function under different physiological states.Result:clinical result metrics encompass the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) , ABR testing, and fNIRS data collection. Evaluations will be carried out at baseline, after ten treatment sessions.Conclusion:this research are anticipated to improve our comprehension of the effectiveness and fundamental processes of acupuncture in addressing persistent tinnitus and deeply explain the mechanism of action of the acupuncture method on chronic tinnitus. Clinical Trial Registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06401993], ClinicalTrials.gov [NCT06401993].
Keywords: Tinnitus, Acupuncture, protocol, randomized controlled trial, chronic tinnitus
Received: 10 Dec 2024; Accepted: 03 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Hong Gao, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
Jie Zhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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