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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic dizziness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Trials, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03219515 (Safety, Effectiveness, and Cost-effectiveness of an Herbal Medicine, Gongjin-dan, in Subjects With Chronic Dizziness), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Safety, Effectiveness, and Cost-effectiveness of an Herbal Medicine, Gongjin-dan, in Subjects With Chronic Dizziness: a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Clinical Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non-pharmacological interventions for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of lian gong on the quality of life of individuals with dizziness in primary care.Revista de saude publica · 2019Trial
- Research and development directions in vestibular rehabilitation: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Impact of Qihuang needle therapy combined with flunarizine hydrochloride for vertigo in vestibular migraine.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2025Article
- Acupuncture for Residual Dizziness After Successful Repositioning Maneuvers in Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Study Protocol for a Randomized Noninferiority Trial.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
- Is acupuncture effective and safe for prophylaxis of vestibular migraine?: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- A Herbal Medicine,Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Article
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for dizziness and vertigo in emergency department: a pilot cohort study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
- Systematic Review of Adverse Effects: A Further Step towards Modernization of Acupuncture in China.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDizziness is one of the most challenging symptoms in medicine. No medication for dizziness in current use has well-established curative or prophylactic value or is suitable for long-term palliative use. Unconventional remedies, such as acupuncture, should be considered and scientifically evaluated. However, there has been relatively little evidence in randomized controlled clinical trials on acupuncture to treat chronic dizziness. The aim of our study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in patients with dizziness. METHODS/
designThis trial is a randomized, single-blind, controlled study. A total of 80 participants will be randomly assigned to two treatment groups receiving acupuncture and sham acupuncture treatment, respectively, for 4 weeks. The primary outcome measures are the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS). Treatment will be conducted over a period of 4 weeks, at a frequency of two sessions per week. The assessment is at baseline (before treatment initiation), 4 weeks after the first acupuncture session, and 8 weeks after the first acupuncture session. DISCUSSION: The results from this study will provide clinical evidence on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in patients with chronic dizziness.
trial registrationInternational Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number Register: ISRCTN52695239.
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