Efficacy of Walking Exercise With Dog on Tinnitus Complaints in Sleep Apnea (Obstructive Sleep Apnea)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-45
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

there is evidence that tinnitus (chronic subjective form) is highly prevalent among patients with obstructive sleep apnea. exercise is recommneded in chronic subjective form) and obstructive sleep apnea. walking with dog increase adherence to walking to maintain continuity of physical activity

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

obese persons

bilateral chronic subjective tinnitus

mild obstructive sleep apnea (mild apnea hypopnea index)

forty participants

Disqualifiers

body mass index more than 40 kg/m2.

cardiovascular problems

hepatorenal probelms

autoimmune problems

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • free walking with dog and diet restriction

    Behavioral

    the total participants of tinnitus (chronic subjective form) and obstructive sleep apnea (mild degree) in this group will be 20. This group will follow low calorie diet.. this diet will be applied for 12 weeks.. during this period the study, this group will receive free walking (30 min) with dog three timmes weekly.

  • diet restriction

    Behavioral

    the total participants with tinnitus (chronic subjective form) and obstructive sleep apnea (mild degree) in this group will be 20. This group will follow low calorie diet only .. this diet will be applied for 12 weeks..

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: group IExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Group IIActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

tinnitus handicap inventory

it is a questionaire assess tinnitus-associating life quality

Time frame
it will be assessed after 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

VAS of discomfort induced by tinnitus

it is 10 com visual analogue scale

Time frame
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
2

VAS of loudness of tinnitus

it is 10 com visual analogue scale

Time frame
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
3

apnea hyponea index

it is number of occurrences of apnea and hyponea in hour

Time frame
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
4

Eporwth sleepiness scale

it will assess daytime sleepiness

Time frame
it will be assessed after 12 weeks

Other outcomes

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