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Effects of Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Somatosensory Tinnitus

NCT07486011 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-03-20

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Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether osteopathic treatment is effective in reducing the discomfort and magnitude of tinnitus symptoms in individuals with somatosensory tinnitus. In addition, the study seeks to investigate whether this approach promotes measurable changes in clinical and audiological outcomes.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does osteopathic treatment reduce the intensity and impact of tinnitus perceived by participants?
* Does osteopathic treatment promote changes in audiological and functional measures related to tinnitus?

Researchers will compare osteopathic treatment to a sham treatment group to verify if the observed effects are specific to the intervention.

Participants will be required to:

* Participate in osteopathic treatment sessions or sham treatment throughout the study period.
* Undergo clinical and audiological assessments before and after the interventions.
* Answer questionnaires related to the perception and impact of tinnitus on quality of life.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

OTHER

osteopathic treatment

Researchers employ individually selected manual techniques, according to the type of tissue and region to be treated, based on a prior assessment. Functional techniques for: muscles, viscera, membranes, and cranial sutures, bringing the insertions of these tissues closer together to reduce tension. Connective tissue techniques, with sustained and rhythmic stretching, muscle energy, and neuromuscular techniques, working primarily on the fascia and muscles. Impulse techniques (high speed and low amplitude) are used to trigger afferent reflexes, up to the spinal cord or brainstem, depending on the structure being worked on, to improve pain and range of motion in the joints of the cervical and thoracic spine, as well as in the TMJ and ribs. Articular techniques in the cranial sutures, TMJ, and cervical spine, aiming to use rhythmic movements to treat dysfunctions in the articular tissues of the cervical spine, ribs, TMJ, and cranial sutures.

OTHER

Placebo treatment

Sham treatment is a placebo simulating osteopathic treatment. Prior patient assessments were conducted to identify somatic dysfunctions. Unlike osteopathic treatment, where the patient was treated directly, sham treatment used manual touches on predetermined areas of the patient's body. The areas where patients presented the main somatic dysfunctions were: head, neck, temporomandibular joint, thorax, and abdomen. The treatment consisted of touches on these areas through a predetermined sequence, lasting a total of thirty minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-02
Primary Completion
2025-11-07
Completion
2025-11-07

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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