Neck Kinesiotherapy and Massage in Tinnitus Treatment

Medical University of Lodz

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subjective Tinnitus

Treatments: Other: Complex set of kinesiotherapy of cervical spine and delicate massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04696588

ESITESR14

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cervical spine kinesiotherapy and massage in tinnitus treatment. Furthermore, we investigate if there is a link between cervical spine range of motion and cervical muscles tension and tinnitus.

Full description

The study is planned with power of 80%. A total of 118 adult patients with subjective tinnitus are divided into two groups: Kinesiotherapy group (n=59) and Waiting list group (n=59).Kinesiotherapy group receives a complex set of cervical spine exercises and neck massage for consecutive 10 working days (entire treatment takes two weeks). Each visit lasts around 30 minutes. Patients from kinesiotherapy group will fill the outcome measures on the following time points: (a) Time point 0 - baseline (b) Time point 1- Two weeks after the baseline

(c) Time point 2- Four weeks after the baseline. Individuals from waiting list group are enrolled on a waiting list and do not receive any treatment. They undergo assessment at three time points corresponding to Kinesiotherapy group i.e Time point 0, Time point 1 and Time point 2.

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Enrollment: 118 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Adult patients with subjective tinnitus experienced in the ears or in the head (temporary and constant tinnitus) with and without sensorineural hearing loss.

Exclusion criteria

• Other tinnitus treatment in last 6 months,
• Objective tinnitus,
• External and middle ear pathology,
• Acute infections, conditions with fever
• Bleedings or risk of bleeding
• Severe respiratory and circulatory insufficiency
• vasculitis, thrombophlebitis,
• Pregnancy
• Acute arthritis and periarticular soft tissues inflammation in the cervical region,
• Severe pains in different locations,
• Advanced osteoporosis
• Uniformed services.
• Cervical spine instability, cervical disc herniation, cervical radiculopathy.
• Status post cervical spine surgery.
• Status post lumbar puncture, status post computed tomography with contrast.
• Lack of cooperation between the patient and the therapist, cognitive impairment.
• Atherosclerosis, vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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118 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotherapy group

Experimental group

Description:

This is the group (n=59) receives treatment i.e complex set of neck exercises and massage

Treatment:

Other: Complex set of kinesiotherapy of cervical spine and delicate massage

Waiting List group

No Intervention group

Description:

Individuals registered in the waiting list for receiving the treatment specified for kinesiotherapy group (n=59).These patients receive no treatment for tinnitus.