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Trial reportBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

Effectiveness of acupuncture therapy as treatment for tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Marcelo Yugi Doi, Simone Sayomi Tano, Adriane Rocha Schultz, Ricardo Borges, Luciana Lozza de Moraes Marchiori

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Do Body Mass Index Levels Correlate with Tinnitus Among Teachers?International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2022
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  13. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acupuncture in Tinnitus Patients.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcelo Yugi DoiRehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: marcelo.doi@unopar.br.
Simone Sayomi TanoRehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Adriane Rocha SchultzRehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Ricardo BorgesFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Medical Residency Program Supervisor in Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitário de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Luciana Lozza de Moraes MarchioriRehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Londrina · BRUniversidade Norte do Paraná · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTinnitus is a subjective sensation of hearing a sound in the absence of an external stimulus, which significantly worsens the quality of life in 15-25% of affected individuals.

objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for tinnitus.

methodsRandomized clinical trial ( REBEC: 2T9T7Q) with 50 participants with tinnitus, divided into two groups: 25 participants in the acupuncture group and 25 participants in the control group. The acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment and the control group received no treatment. After a period of 5 weeks, they were called to perform the final evaluation and the control group received acupuncture treatment for ethical reasons.

resultsA statistically significant result was found for the primary outcome, reducing the intensity of tinnitus, with p=0.0001 and the secondary endpoint, showing improvement in quality of life, with p=0.0001.

conclusionChinese scalp acupuncture associated with bilateral electroacupuncture demonstrated, in the short term, a statistically significant improvement by reducing the level of tinnitus intensity, as well as improving the quality of life of individuals with tinnitus.

Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapyAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexTinnitusTreatment OutcomeAcupuncture therapyEnsaio clínico controlado aleatórioQualidade de vidaQuality of lifeRandomized controlled trialReabilitaçãoRehabilitationTerapia por acupunturaTinnitusZumbido

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PMID27210823
PMCPMC9448994
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