Globus
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of laryngeal manual therapies in the treatment of globus (sensation of a lump in the throat).
Detailed description
This is a prospective study that include patients who met the inclusion criteria. Data collection includes patients age,gender,clinical manifistations,laboratory parameters and treatment. An endoscopic examination will be done by an expert Otolaryngologist. for each patients we will perform one session of laryngeal manual massage therapy by an expert in the field .
Interventions
OTHERlaryngeal manual therapies
The laryngeal manual therapy incorporates massaging the laryngeal muscles thus reducing excessive tension in the laryngeal and perilaryngeal musculature in patients with globus .
Sponsors
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients more than 18 years old * male and females * patients complaning from Globus without an organic cause * patients who underwent throat endoscopy and was normal. * Patients who received conventional drug therapy without benefit. * Globus complaints more than two months .
Exclusion criteria
* below 18 * Patients diagnosed with reflux(as a cause to globus) * Patients who considered at high risk of reflux according to REFLUX SYMPTOM INDEX (RSI) more than 13 * patients who diagnosed with reflux and improved after anti-reflux manegment . * patients with laryngeal disease/finding that can explain the globus. * patients with organic cause that can explain the globus .
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change From symptomatic to asymptomatic patient | baseline and week 1 | after one therapy session we will evaluate the effect of the therapy on the patients . |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactRami Ghanayim, MD
Outcome results
None listed