Lifestyle Changes in Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome and Tinnitus
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-75
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
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
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
respiratory insult
cardiac insult
liver insult
kidney insult
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Lifestyle Management
Behavioralpatients 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
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: first groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: second groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
visual analogue scale of tinnitus severity
it is scale (10 cm) that will assess severity of tinnitus
Time frame
twelve weeksSecondary outcomes
1
visual analogue scale of tinnitus related discomfort
it is a scale (10 cm) that will assess tinnitus related discomfort
Time frame
twelve weeks2
tinnitus handicap inventory
it is a questionnaire that will assess quality of life in tinnitus population
Time frame
twelve weeks3
body mass index
it will be assessed at morning after evacuation of bowel and bladder
Time frame
twelve weeks4
waist circumference
it will be measured at the level of umbilicus
Time frame
twelve weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov