Status:
TERMINATED
The Effect of Low-Level Laser Stimulation on Hearing Thresholds
Lead Sponsor:
University of Iowa
Collaborating Sponsors:
GN Resound
Conditions:
Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether low-level laser therapy can improve hearing thresholds in individuals with hearing loss. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a treatment, placebo, o...
Detailed Description
Low-level laser therapy has been practiced for about 20 years in Europe and is beginning to be practiced in the US. Theoretically, laser energy in the red and near infrared light spectrum is capable o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- normal middle ear status
Exclusion
- pregnant or lactating
- serious mental health illness or medical/psychiatric hospitalization
- treatment with cancer chemotherapeutic agents or aminoglycoside antibiotics
- taking Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naprosyn, Aleve
- taking any Quinine-related drugs
- taking any loop diuretics
- have a developmental disability or cognitive impairment
- history of drug abuse
- involved in litigation or claim related to hearing loss
- regularly exposed to significant occupational or recreational noise
- have a photosensitivity disorder
- have a retinal disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01820416
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
June 1 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242