Effect of Physical Therapy Exercise Program and Low-Level Laser Therapy on the Treatment of Cervicogenic Somatosensory Tinnitus

To determine the effectiveness of adding a physical therapy exercise program to low-level laser therapy on the treatment of chronic tinnitus treatment

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Key information

Conditions

Tinnitus, Subjective Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms Tinnitus

Age range

45 year–55 year

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Marwa Eid

Cairo, 2011, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age ranged from 45 to 55 years old both sex
Unilateral tinnitus
Stable tinnitus for at least 3 months
suffering from severe chronic non-fluctuating subjective cervicogenic somatic tinnitus (CST)

Exclusion criteria

tinnitus with clear ontological etiologies as perforation of the tympanic membrane
external otitis media
conductive hearing loss
patients with a traumatic cervical spine injury, tumors
Any history of exposure to ototoxic drugs/substances
psychotic disorders with auditory hallucination

Treatment and study plan

Exercise Therapy program added to laser therapy

Other

a supervised physical therapy exercise program for the neck muscles in the form of manual mobilizations for sternocleidomastoid muscle and upper fibers of trapezius in addition to myofascial trigger point release

Primary outcomes

VAS

Time frame: 8 weeks

Numerical estimates of tinnitus severity before and after treatment for both groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Adding Supervised Physical Therapy Exercise Program to Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Cervicogenic Somatosensory Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Nov 23, 2020
Registry last updated: Feb 1, 2022

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