Low Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Tinnitus in Red Sea Scuba Divers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tinnitus
• Interventions: Device: Low level laser therapy; Other: Sham device

• Registration Number: NCT04962750
• Lead Sponsor: Egyptian Biomedical Research Network

Brief Summary

Scuba Diving has become a popular hobby, for a leisure activity, diving puts the auditory system at the risk of a wide variety of complaints including tinnitus, Low level laser therapy is a new modality in treatment of tinnitus. This study evaluates effect of laser therapy on tinnitus of Scuba divers in Red Sea.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-03
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• scuba divers

Exclusion Criteria

• Other ear or neurological diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
laser therapy	Low level laser therapy	-
Control	Sham device	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tinnitus Questionnaire score	20 days	A score that evaluates level of tinnitus