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Can acupuncture silence the ringing? new trial puts it to the test

NCT ID NCT07700069

Symptom relief Sponsor: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares real acupuncture to a sham (fake) version in 226 adults with chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears lasting at least 6 months). Participants receive 10 sessions over 5 weeks. The main goal is to see if real acupuncture reduces tinnitus-related handicap more than the sham procedure. The trial also tracks sleep quality, anxiety, and brain activity using scans.

What this could mean

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Active substance
acupuncture
What this could lead to
If real acupuncture proves more effective than sham, it could offer a safe, drug-free option for managing chronic tinnitus.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small trial, and the sham control may still produce a placebo effect, making it hard to prove real benefit. Results may not apply to all tinnitus patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 226 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jul 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Mar 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Tinnitus as the primary complaint, meeting the diagnostic criteria for subjective idiopathic tinnitus. 2. Tinnitus duration of at least 6 months. 3. Patent external auditory canal and intact tympanic membrane. 4. Bilateral pure tone average no greater than 80 decibels hearing level (dB HL). 5. No contraindications to MRI or MEG scanning, such as claustrophobia or metallic implants. 6. Age 18 to 80 years. 7. Right-handed. 8. Baseline Tinnitus Handicap Inventory score of 38 or higher. 9. Able to understand and complete examinations, assessments, and treatment procedures under physician guidance. 10. Willing to participate and able to provide written informed consent before treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inner ear or auditory nerve disorders, including sudden sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere disease, otosclerosis, or acoustic neuroma. 2. External or middle ear diseases, including otitis externa, foreign body in the external auditory canal, eczema of the external auditory canal, cerumen impaction, acute or chronic otitis media with effusion, or acute or chronic suppurative otitis media. 3. Non-otogenic tinnitus caused by acute or chronic systemic diseases involving hematologic, endocrine, renal, or other major organ systems. 4. Objective tinnitus, including myogenic, vascular, or patulous eustachian tube-related tinnitus. 5. Cognitive impairment or tinnitus caused by other neurological diseases, including stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, severe headache history, severe central ischemia, brain tumor, neurasthenia, or post-neurosurgical tinnitus. 6. Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, intracranial space-occupying disease, tumor, or severe pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic disease. 7. Pregnancy or lactation. 8. Psychiatric disease, impaired consciousness, or inability to cooperate with examinations or treatment. 9. Participation in another conflicting clinical trial within 6 months before enrollment or currently participating in another conflicting clinical trial.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

tinnitus

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Tinnitus

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

  • Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200011, China

  • Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200437, China

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