The Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to the Patient With Dizziness in Emergency Department

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study is aimed in patients with persistent dizziness as the chief complaint that is treated with acupuncture or/and far-infrared heat-patch attachment intervention over the acupoints for the purpose of dizziness symptoms treatment. The research hypothesis is that the treatment over acupoints in traditional Chinese medicine is effective in treating symptoms of dizziness.

Official Title
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The Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to the Patient With Dizziness in Emergency Department

Conditions
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Dizziness

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Acupuncture
* Other: Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment
* Other: Acupuncture and Fir-Infrared heat-patch attachment
* Other: Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients with age between 20 to 80-year-old who can cooperate to the whole treatment, testing and questionnaire. The chief complaint is dizziness which diagnosed by the doctor in charge of the emergency department, in together to exclude the patients with severe unstable vital signs, and then consult for help with Chinese medicine. Sign the clinical trial agreement sheet. Exclusion Criteria: Inacceptable to the research content Unable to complete the study process Unwilling to cooperate with acupuncture and other treatments Abnormal blood clotting profile With wound or allergy over the treated acupoint Unstable vital sign Post major trauma

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Acupuncture<br>Acupuncture over acupoints. | Other: Acupuncture<br>* Acupuncture over acupoints.<br>|
| Experimental: Far-Infrared<br>Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints. | Other: Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment<br>* Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.<br>|
| Experimental: Combination of Acupuncture and Far-Infrared<br>Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints. | Other: Acupuncture and Fir-Infrared heat-patch attachment<br>* Acupuncture and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo (no Acupuncture nor Far-Infrared)<br>Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing. | Other: Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.<br>* Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment over acupoints without electric current passing.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of dizziness | acupoints intervention of acupuncture or/and Far-Infrared heat-patch attachment | 20 minutes |