Neck Kinesiotherapy and Massage in Tinnitus Treatment

NCT ID: NCT04696588

Last Updated: 2021-05-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

118 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-01

Study Completion Date

2020-03-28

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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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Conditions

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Subjective Tinnitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

It is a non randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators
The responsible investigator is blinded .

Study Groups

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Kinesiotherapy group

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Complex set of kinesiotherapy of cervical spine and delicate massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention:- A complex neck therapy.Treatment comprises 10 sessions performed on consecutive working days, includes four parts.

1. Active exercises of the neck, 5 minutes, first demonstrated by the physiotherapist and next the patient performs them under supervision, 5 repetitions of each of the following: cervical flexion, rotation to the left and to the right, side bending to the left and to the right, torsion to left and right.
2. Massage of cervical interspinales muscles performed by therapist 3 minutes.
3. Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) performed by physiotherapist. 15 minutes.
4. Active neck exercises - the same as mentioned in step 1. 5 minutes. Total duration of one treatment session is around 30 minutes.

Waiting List group

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

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Complex set of kinesiotherapy of cervical spine and delicate massage

Intervention:- A complex neck therapy.Treatment comprises 10 sessions performed on consecutive working days, includes four parts.

1. Active exercises of the neck, 5 minutes, first demonstrated by the physiotherapist and next the patient performs them under supervision, 5 repetitions of each of the following: cervical flexion, rotation to the left and to the right, side bending to the left and to the right, torsion to left and right.
2. Massage of cervical interspinales muscles performed by therapist 3 minutes.
3. Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) performed by physiotherapist. 15 minutes.
4. Active neck exercises - the same as mentioned in step 1. 5 minutes. Total duration of one treatment session is around 30 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical University of Lodz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Assoc. Prof. Marzena Mielczarek, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical University of Lodz Poland

Locations

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Department of Otolaryngology, Laryngological Oncology, Audiology and Phoniatrics, Teaching Hospital of Medical university of Lodz, Poland

Lodz, Lodz, Zeromskiego 113 Street, Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

References

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Reference Type RESULT
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Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Carpenter K, Fritz JM, Glynn P, Whitman J, Childs JD. Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from thoracic spine thrust manipulation and a general cervical range of motion exercise: multi-center randomized clinical trial. Phys Ther. 2010 Sep;90(9):1239-50. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20100123. Epub 2010 Jul 15.

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Wrzosek M, Szymiec E, Klemens W, Kotylo P, Schlee W, Modrzynska M, Lang-Malecka A, Preis A, Bulla J. Polish Translation and Validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and the Tinnitus Functional Index. Front Psychol. 2016 Nov 29;7:1871. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01871. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type RESULT
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Michiels S, De Hertogh W, Truijen S, Van de Heyning P. Cervical spine dysfunctions in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Apr;36(4):741-5. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000670.

Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Latifpour DH, Grenner J, Sjodahl C. The effect of a new treatment based on somatosensory stimulation in a group of patients with somatically related tinnitus. Int Tinnitus J. 2009;15(1):94-9.

Reference Type RESULT
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Sanchez TG, Rocha CB. Diagnosis and management of somatosensory tinnitus: review article. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011;66(6):1089-94. doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000600028.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21808880 (View on PubMed)

Michiels S, Naessens S, Van de Heyning P, Braem M, Visscher CM, Gilles A, De Hertogh W. The Effect of Physical Therapy Treatment in Patients with Subjective Tinnitus: A Systematic Review. Front Neurosci. 2016 Nov 29;10:545. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00545. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type RESULT
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Maitland GD. Palpation examination of the posterior cervical spine: the ideal, average and abnormal. Aust J Physiother. 1982 Jun;28(3):3-12. doi: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60768-6.

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Gerhardt JJ. Clinical measurements of joint motion and position in the neutral-zero method and SFTR recording: basic principles. Int Rehabil Med. 1983;5(4):161-4. doi: 10.3109/03790798309167039.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 6662609 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ESITESR14

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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