Effects of Kinesio Taping in Patients With Somatosensory Tinnitus
NCT ID: NCT03782220
Last Updated: 2018-12-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
37 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-09-20
2018-09-07
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Patients complaining of tinnitus were firstly subjected to otologic and audiologic evaluation by an otolaryngologist. Tinnitus characteristics, such as severity (Tinnitus handicap Index, tinnitus Visual Analog Scale- tinnitus VAS) , type (pulsatile/non-pulsatile), localization (unilateral/ bilateral) and the frequency (number of days with symptoms) were recorded. Patients were excluded if they had objective tinnitus, subjective tinnitus with hearing loss or Meniere's disease, vertigo, middle ear pathologies, intracranial pathologies, whiplash injury, previous cervical spinal surgery, pregnancy, infection, malignancy and if they received cervical physical rehabilitation program in the past 3 months.
Patients who diagnosed with somatosensory tinnitus and concomitant neck complaints (cervical-VAS score \>2) at least 6 weeks were referred to physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic. Before the treatment, participants' demographics data including age, gender, Body-Mass Index (BMI) and cervical pain VAS score were recorded and physical examinations (cervical joint range of motion (cervical-ROM), cervical manual muscle testing (cervical-MMT) and myofascial trigger points for sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezium and levator scapulae muscles) were performed by one investigator.
Banding application performed for both groups once a week for four weeks. Tinnitus handicap index score, tinnitus VAS, ROM of the cervical joint, cervical MMT, cervical pain VAS, Neck Disability index score and myofascial trigger points of sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezium, levator scapula was evaluated in all subjects by the same investigator.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Kinesio taping group
Kinesio taping group
* Application of kinesio taping to sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezium, levator scapulae muscles.
* Once a week , for 4 weeks
Kinesio tape
The Kinesio taping ( Kinesio Tex Gold, 2in x103.3 ft) was applied to sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezium and levator scapulae muscles by the muscle inhibition technique ( from insertion to origin of a muscle) for experimental group.
Shame taping group
Shame taping group
* Application of kinesio band to same muscles except for the defined method which is considered to be ineffective.
* Once a week , for 4 weeks
Shame tape
For the Shame taping group, a placebo taping method considered to be ineffective ( not from insertion to origin of muscles) with the same material without tension and with the neck in neutral position was used.
Interventions
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Kinesio tape
The Kinesio taping ( Kinesio Tex Gold, 2in x103.3 ft) was applied to sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezium and levator scapulae muscles by the muscle inhibition technique ( from insertion to origin of a muscle) for experimental group.
Shame tape
For the Shame taping group, a placebo taping method considered to be ineffective ( not from insertion to origin of muscles) with the same material without tension and with the neck in neutral position was used.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Subject has concomitant neck complaints (cervical-VAS score \>2) at least 6 weeks
* Subject were referred to physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic
Exclusion Criteria
* History of subjective tinnitus with hearing loss
* History of Meniere's disease
* History of vertigo
* Hiistory of middle ear pathologies
* History of intracranial pathologies
* History of whiplash injury
* History of previous cervical spinal surgery
* History of infection or malignancy
* Pregnancy
* History of having received cervical physical rehabilitation program in the past 3 months
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hitit University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Tuğba Atan
Assoc. Prof.
Locations
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Tuğba Atan
Çorum, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Ralli M, Altissimi G, Turchetta R, Mazzei F, Salviati M, Cianfrone F, Orlando MP, Testugini V, Cianfrone G. Somatosensory Tinnitus: Correlation between Cranio-Cervico-Mandibular Disorder History and Somatic Modulation. Audiol Neurootol. 2016;21(6):372-382. doi: 10.1159/000452472. Epub 2017 Jan 19.
Vanneste S, Plazier M, Van de Heyning P, De Ridder D. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of upper cervical nerve (C2) for the treatment of somatic tinnitus. Exp Brain Res. 2010 Jul;204(2):283-7. doi: 10.1007/s00221-010-2304-5. Epub 2010 May 28.
Rocha CB, Sanchez TG. Efficacy of myofascial trigger point deactivation for tinnitus control. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Dec;78(6):21-6. doi: 10.5935/1808-8694.20120028.
Michiels S, Van de Heyning P, Truijen S, Hallemans A, De Hertogh W. Does multi-modal cervical physical therapy improve tinnitus in patients with cervicogenic somatic tinnitus? Man Ther. 2016 Dec;26:125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2016.08.005. Epub 2016 Aug 26.
Other Identifiers
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2018-12
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id