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

Low Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Tinnitus in Red Sea Scuba Divers: A Randomized Clinical Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04962750
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-07-15
Start date
2017-01-01
Completion date
2020-12-31
Last updated
2021-07-15

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Conditions

Tinnitus

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.

Interventions

DEVICELow level laser therapy

Low level laser therapy from suitable machine

OTHERSham device

The device wasn't working

Sponsors

Egyptian Biomedical Research Network
Lead SponsorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- scuba divers

Exclusion criteria

* Other ear or neurological diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tinnitus Questionnaire score20 daysA score that evaluates level of tinnitus

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026