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Laser Acupuncture for Meniere Disease
Sponsor: Beijing Tongren Hospital
Summary
Objective: To evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture for the patients Meniere disease. Methods: We enrolled 324 patients at Beijing Tongren Hospital. Patients completed outcome measures at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Video head impulse test (vHIT), The Caloric Test, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), and visual scale of ear stuffiness to evaluate the therapeutic effects. A difference of P \< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Official title: Laser Acupuncture for Meniere Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
324
Start Date
2021-05-01
Completion Date
2024-10-20
Last Updated
2024-08-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Multiwave Locked System (MLS) laser (Mphi laser, ASA Srl, Vicenza, Italy)
MLS laser is a class IV NIR laser with two synchronized sources (905 nm with 75 W peak power, pulsed mode; 808 nm with power 1 W, continuous mode). Both laser beams were synchronized, the locked waves work with the range 1-2000 Hz.
Betahistine Mesylate tablet
Betahistine Mesylate tablet (Merislon, Eisai Co., Ltd., China) with the treatment of 6 mg, 3 times a day.
Locations (1)
Beijing TongRen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China