Evaluation of Low Dose Laser in Treatment of Tinnitus

Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Subjective Tinnitus

Treatments: Radiation: Placebo; Radiation: Low dose laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01268449

Laser-tinnitus-202

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine wether low dose laser is effective on idiopathic subjective tinnitus.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults older than 18 years old
• Idiopathic, subjective, unilateral tinnitus with at least 2 month duration

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with chronic otitis media
• Patients with tympan perforation with any underlying cause
• Patients with external otitis
• Patients with tinnitus related to a retrocochlear lesion or other known lesions of the ear

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Laser group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Radiation: Low dose laser

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Randomly,half of the patients receive placebo.

Treatment:

Radiation: Placebo