Buteyko breathing for seniors with chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Forty seniors with unilateral, chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction lasting more than three months will be randomized into two groups of 20. Both groups will receive usual care consisting of budesonide nasal spray (64 micrograms once daily) plus a tablet twice daily containing pseudoephedrine 20 mg and loratadine 5 mg for two weeks. One group will additionally perform 30-minute Buteyko breathing sessions twice daily for 14 weeks. Key exclusions include obesity and significant cardiac or respiratory disease, and the trial is conducted at Cairo University in Dokki, Giza.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (chronic obstructive form)
* unilateral ear affetion
* senior patients
* chronci affection more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* obesity
* cardiac probelms repsiratory problems

Where it's running

• Cairo University
  Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Ali MA Ismail, lecturer — Cairo University
• Study coordinator: Ali MA Ismail, lecturer
• Email: ali.mohamed@pt.cu.edu.eg
• Phone: 01005154209

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.