Elderly, Metabolic Syndrome X, Obesity, Tinnitus, Weight Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The problem of tinnitus (subjective type) is prevalent in obese older adults with different diseases such as metabolic syndrome. The changes of lifestyle are very important to lose weight, improve tinnitus and metabolic syndrome
Detailed description
Sixty older adults (with metabolic syndrome with chronic subjective tinnitus) with obesity were selected in a equal random manner to be classified into the first group that administered changes in their lifestyle (exercise applied on treadmill and low caloric diet) for twelve successive weeks and second group that was not administered lifestyle changes
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLifestyle Management
patients administered supervised changes in their lifestyle (walking exercise for 40 minutes applied on treadmill for three time per week and low caloric diet) for twelve weeks
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* obese person (class one obesity) * patients with metabolic syndrome * patients with chronic subjective tinnitus (bilateral complaint from more than six months). * older adults aging 65 years and more * both sexes will be included
Exclusion criteria
* respiratory insult * cardiac insult * liver insult * kidney insult * lower limb insult * neurological insult
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visual analogue scale of tinnitus severity | twelve weeks | it is scale (10 cm) that will assess severity of tinnitus |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tinnitus handicap inventory | twelve weeks | it is a questionnaire that will assess quality of life in tinnitus population |
| body mass index | twelve weeks | it will be assessed at morning after evacuation of bowel and bladder |
| waist circumference | twelve weeks | it will be measured at the level of umbilicus |
| triglycerides | twelve weeks | it will be measured in the serum |
| visual analogue scale of tinnitus related discomfort | twelve weeks | it is a scale (10 cm) that will assess tinnitus related discomfort |
| systolic blood pressure | twelve weeks | it will be assessed by mercury sphygmomnameter |
| diastolic blood pressure | twelve weeks | it will be assessed by mercury sphygmomnameter |
| fasting blood glucose | twelve weeks | it will be measured in serum |
| high density lipoprotein | twelve weeks | it will be assessed in the serum |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAli MA Ismail, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed