nowadays, published literature affirms strong relation between tinnitus, obesity, and high lipids of blood.
For 8 weeks, our study will search effect of acupuncture on tinnitus (chronic subjective type), lipids and weight reduction in obese persons.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
different body acupuncture points will be selected to be manually punctured in addition to 4 acupoints on the skin of abdominal surface (the four points will be electrical stimulated during acupuncture). the session (20 minutes) will repeated thrice weekly. the total duration of the study will be 60 days. The points that will be manually acupunctured all over the body of every patient will be: SJ(3)/SJ(5)/SJ(17)/SJ(18)/SJ(19)/SJ(20)/SJ(21)/SJ(22)/GB(2)/GB(8)/GB(20)/LI(4)/LI(11)/KI(3)/SP(6)/ST(36)/REN(4)/REN(9)/REN(12) The acupuncture points that will be electrically stimulated on the abdomen of every patient will be: bilateral Stomach 25 in addition to gallbladder 28 acupoints.
different body acupuncture points will be selected to be manually punctured in addition to 4 acupoints on the skin of abdominal surface (the four points will be electrical stimulated during acupuncture). opposite to group A, in this group, the acupuncture needles will be inserted manually and very adjacent to the real location of group-A acupoints (sham acupuncture). The electrical stimulator will connected to abdominal acupoints (bilateral Stomach 25 in addition to gallbladder 28 acupoints) but it will be turned off during the sessions. the session will repeated thrice weekly. the total duration of the study will be 60 days
Cairo Unoversity
Giza, Egypt
RECRUITINGtinnitus handicap inventory
quality of life measure
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
cholesterol
serum lipid
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
triglycerides
serum lipid
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
high density lipoprotein
serum lipid
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
low density lipoproetin
serum lipid
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
body mass index
anthropometry measure
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
waist circumference
anthropometry measure
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
visual analogue scale
as a measure for severity of ear tinnitus
Time frame: It will be measured after eight weeks of acupuncture
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