Laser Acupuncture for Meniere Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorBeijing Tongren Hospital

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of meniere disease.

Disqualifiers

Serious mental illness or social problems, and neurological disorders, and systemic diseases, such as malignant tumors, and other serious consumptive diseases.

Planning for pregnancy, those in pregnancy, or those who were lactating.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Multiwave Locked System (MLS) laser (Mphi laser, ASA Srl, Vicenza, Italy)
  • Betahistine Mesylate tablet

Treatment groups

324 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators