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Treating Tinnitus Using Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) 5% Cream

NCT02266160 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2018-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators like to learn whether EMLA cream 5% helps tinnitus patients. so far it is known that lidocaine I.V do helps tinnitus but until now it is not clear if topical anaesthetics (e.g EMLA cream) helps tinnitus.

The investigators are going to compare 4 days of treatment of EMLA 5% cream Versus (VS.) cetomacrogol cream (water- based lotion cream) in treating tinnitus patients.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

DRUG

EMLA cream 5%

the interventional group will spread 2 grams (2 m"l) of EMLA cream over the post auricular area. after 4 hours the patient will wash away the cream. the treatment will last 4 days.

OTHER

cetomacrogol cream (lotion cream)

lotion cream that does not contain active drug. has no contraindications

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • salim mazzawi, MD · ENT department , "Haemek" hodpital, Afula, ISRAEL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-12-31

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