Hands-On neck treatment shows promise for ringing ears
NCT ID NCT06433895
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether manual therapy (hands-on treatment) on the neck can reduce tinnitus in people whose ringing ears are linked to neck pain. 31 adults with somatic tinnitus received either manual therapy or neck exercises. The goal was to see if treating the neck could ease the sound. Results are not yet reported, but if positive, this could offer a simple, non-drug option for certain tinnitus sufferers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Manual therapy (hands-on neck treatment) and neck exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a drug-free way to reduce tinnitus severity in people whose tinnitus is linked to neck problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed trial with only 31 people. The results may not apply to everyone with tinnitus, and the effect might be modest or not last long.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years Patients fulfilling the clinical criteria4 defined for sevichogenic somatic tinnitus 1. Neck pain 2. Cervical joint range of motion limitation (especially rotation) 3. Modulation of tinnitus in relation to head and neck movements and posture 4. Tenderness in the cervico-occipital muscles Patients reporting cervical pain between \>2 and \<7 on a visual analogue scale (VAS) on most days of the last month Patients with stable medical and psychological status Patients willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: Objective tinnitus Subjective tinnitus with hearing loss Meniere's disease History of vertigo Middle ear pathologies History of intracranial pathology History of whiplash injury History of cervical spinal surgery History of active infection, malignancy, inflammatory rheumatic disease or fibromyalgia Pregnancy Patients who have undergone any exercise or physiotherapy programme for the cervical region in the last 3 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Educiation and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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