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Efficacy of Buteyko Breathing in Seniors With Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2025-09-25
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying seniors with chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction, a condition causing distress and often not well managed by drugs. This trial evaluates whether adding Buteyko breathing exercises to usual care can improve symptoms. The study is randomized, comparing the effects of usual care alone versus usual care plus Buteyko breathing therapy in older adults. Participants are divided into two groups of twenty seniors each. Both groups receive usual care, which includes a budesonide nasal spray (64 micrograms once daily) and tablets containing 20 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and 5 mg loratadine twice daily for 2 weeks. The experimental group also performs 30-minute Buteyko breathing exercises twice daily for 14 weeks. During the study, researchers assess participants using the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire after 2 weeks. Additional measurements include blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse, and various health and mood questionnaires, as well as tympanometry results. These assessments help monitor health status and treatment effects throughout the trial period ending in October 2025.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Efficacy of Buteyko Breathing in Seniors With Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (chronic obstructive form)
- Unilateral ear affection
- Senior patients
- Chronic affection more than 3 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Obesity
- Cardiac problems
- Respiratory problems
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 14 weeks
Participants receive usual care for 2 weeks. Participants in one group also perform Buteyko breathing exercises twice daily for 14 weeks.
Daily breathing exercises twice per day for 14 weeks; usual care medication for 2 weeks
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Cairo University
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt, 11432
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Research Team
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Ali MA Ismail, lecturer
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Ali mohamed, lecturer
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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