Table 2.

Primary and secondary endpoint, and comparison between groups.

	Acupuncture group (n = 22)	Control group (n = 24)	p
Initial VAS	8 [7–9]	8 [7.5–9.5]	0.580
Final VAS	4 [3–6]	8 [8–10]	0.0001
p	0.0001	0.168
Initial THI	56 [44–65.5]	58 [48–76]	0.331
Final THI	28 [8–55.5]	68 [46–76]	0.0001
p	0.0001	0.943

Md, median; 1st–3rd Q, first and third quartiles; VAS, visual analog scale; THI, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire; Mann–Whitney U, p < 0.05.