Antibiotics Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound for Sinusitis

October 28, 2013 updated by: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Antibiotics Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound for Treatment of Sinusitis: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Question: Is the effect of therapeutic ultrasound equally effective to antibiotic for treatment of sinusitis? Design: A randomized clinical trial with concealed allocation, self-assessment by the subjects and intention-to-treat analysis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjects (n=48) with clinically diagnosed acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)will included. The antibiotic group will receive amoxicillin (500 mg) 3 times per day for 10 days. The ultrasound group will receive therapeutic ultrasound over sinuses at 1.0 W/cm2 in continuous mode for 10 minutes once a day for 4 consecutive days. Improvement of symptoms (pain and congestion; numeric rating scale; 0-10) from day 1 to days 4 and 21 will be recorded. Relapses, side-effects and satisfaction with treatment will be assessed at one-year follow-up.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

48

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Røros, Norway
        • Røros Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pain when bending forward, headache, pain in the teeth, purulent nasal secretion, "double worsening" and white blood cell count (WBC).
  • Patients eligible for the study had to meet one of the first three criteria (pain when bending forward, headache, pain in the teeth) and all of the other indicators (purulent nasal secretion, double worsening, a left handed displacement of lymphocytes and a right handed displacement of granulocytes on the WBC as indication of bacterial infection).
  • Subjects over 15 years of age were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with any kind of antibiotic or allergic treatment within the last three weeks.
  • Antibiotic intolerance.
  • Pregnant women.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Antibiotic
Drug: Antibiotic (Amoxicillin)
500 mg, 3 times per day for 10 days
Experimental: Therapeutic ultrasound
Other: Therapeutic ultrasound
1.0 W/cm2 in continuous mode for 10 minutes once a day for 4 consecutive days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain and congestion over in forehead, around nose and pain in the teeth
Time Frame: Day 1, 4 and 21, and one-year follow-up
Day 1, 4 and 21, and one-year follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Collaborators

Sør-Trøndelag chapter of the Norwegian Physiotherapist Association

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Ottar Vasseljen, PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 8, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 29, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ELI-107-04(REK)

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