The Effect of Cervical Physical Therapy Treatment in Patients With Somatic Tinnitus

Universiteit Antwerpen

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Tinnitus, Subjective

Treatments: Other: Cervical physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03131674

16/48/512

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the effect of cervical physical therapy on tinnitus annoyance in patients with somatic tinnitus. This study specifically enrolls patients with co-varying tinnitus and neck complaints, with low-pitched tinnitus or patients who's tinnitus can be influenced by neck movements or positions.

These inclusion criteria were chosen, since a prior study showed that these factors were good prognostic indicators for a positive treatment effect.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with subjective tinnitus (Tinnitus Functional Index between 25 and 90 point) in combination with self-reported neck complaints (Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire > 13 points) are included in case one of the following is present:

  • Tinnitus and neck complaints increase and decrease together
  • Tinnitus is low-pitched and increases during inadequate neck postures

Exclusion criteria

• Tinnitus related to Ménière's disease, clear otological or neurological causes
• Serious depression
• Contra-indications for cervical spine treatment
• Patient already received cervical physical therapy in the past 2 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Direct treatment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Cervical physical therapy

Delayed treatment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Cervical physical therapy