Status:
UNKNOWN
Dry Needling on the Treatment of Chronic Somatosensory Tinnitus: An Open Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Conditions:
Tinnitus
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Self paring study, double blind placebo controlled with chronic tinnitus patients attended at the Tinnitus Research Group HC- FMUSP, complaining of neck and/or cervical pain and with myofascial trigge...
Detailed Description
The first phase of the study will be the placebo needling, performed with a sham needle and following the same procedures than the therapeutic treatment. Four placebo sessions will be performed, 1 per...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- With constant tinnitus, unilateral or bilateral, for more than 6 months,
- Both sexes,
- Over 18 years,
- Presence of at least one PGM (active or latent),
- Diagnosis of Myofascial pain syndrome, according to the criteria of Travell and Simons.
Exclusion
- With prior experience with the use of needles for therapeutic purposes,
- With formal contraindication to dry needling, as chronic use of anticoagulants or hematologic diseases,
- Those who refuse the proposed therapies, for example, phobia of needles,
- In use of medications for pain able to interfere with the result of the study, such as anti-inflammatory and or muscle relaxers, until 30 days before the initial assessment,
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 29 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 29 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03295890
Start Date
July 29 2016
End Date
July 29 2020
Last Update
September 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403000