Physiotherapy Protocol in Treating Chronic Rhinosinusitis
CompletedNot applicableNCT05442606
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study aims to investigate the effect of adding of integrated physiotherapy program to the conservative medical therapy on quality of life and pressure pain threshold (PPT) in chronic rhinosinusitis patients. Patients in this study will be randomly assigned into 2 groups. Group A (control group) will receive conservative medical treatment only which prescribed by Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist, while group B (experimental group) will receive the conservative medical treatment prescribed by ENT specialist in addition to physiotherapy program. Quality of Life (QoL) will be evaluated by Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI) and PPT will be evaluated by digital algometer at the baseline and immediately after the end of tenth session of treatment for both groups.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Adding Physiotherapy Program to the Conservative Medical Therapy on Quality of Life and Pain Threshold in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Rhinosinusitis
- Interventions
- Other: Ultrasound Therapy
- Other: Manual Drainage Techniques
- Other: Self Sinus Massage Technique
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Collaborators
- Jouf University
- Start date
- 2022-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-03-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 30 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of both sexes * Aged from 30 to 50 years * Cynically diagnosed by Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist, with chronic rhinosinusitis with a history of more than 3 months, confirmed by clinical diagnostic criteria (more than or equal to two major symptoms or one major symptom (nasal obstruction, facial pain/pressure, postnasal drip and hyposmia) and two minor symptoms (headache, halitosis, fatigue, dental pain and ear pain) and also verified by Computed Tomography (CT) scan results . Exclusion criteria: * Having any tumors or cysts (as confirmed by CT scan) * Nasal polyps * Facial skin lesions or diseases or allergies of the face * Pregnancy * Metal implants in the face region * Previous nasal surgical procedures * Impaired thermal sensation (such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus) * Cognitive level impairment
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05442606