Status:
COMPLETED
Antibiotics Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound for Sinusitis
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sør-Trøndelag chapter of the Norwegian Physiotherapist Association
Conditions:
Sinusitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
15+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Question: Is the effect of therapeutic ultrasound equally effective to antibiotic for treatment of sinusitis? Design: A randomized clinical trial with concealed allocation, self-assessment by the subj...
Detailed Description
Subjects (n=48) with clinically diagnosed acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)will included. The antibiotic group will receive amoxicillin (500 mg) 3 times per day for 10 days. The ultrasound group w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pain when bending forward, headache, pain in the teeth, purulent nasal secretion, "double worsening" and white blood cell count (WBC).
- Patients eligible for the study had to meet one of the first three criteria (pain when bending forward, headache, pain in the teeth) and all of the other indicators (purulent nasal secretion, double worsening, a left handed displacement of lymphocytes and a right handed displacement of granulocytes on the WBC as indication of bacterial infection).
- Subjects over 15 years of age were included.
Exclusion
- Subjects with any kind of antibiotic or allergic treatment within the last three weeks.
- Antibiotic intolerance.
- Pregnant women.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00934830
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
October 1 2008
Last Update
October 29 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Røros Medical Center
Røros, Norway