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Hands-On therapy may ease tinnitus discomfort, small trial suggests

NCT ID NCT07486011

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether osteopathic manual therapy—gentle hands-on techniques for muscles and joints—can reduce the discomfort and loudness of tinnitus in people whose symptoms change with movement. Fifty-four adults with tinnitus for at least six months received either real osteopathic treatment or a sham (fake) version. Researchers measured changes using a standard tinnitus questionnaire and audiological tests to see if the therapy offers real relief beyond a placebo effect.

What this could mean

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Active substance
osteopathic manual therapy (hands-on techniques for muscles, fascia, and joints)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-drug, hands-on option to reduce tinnitus annoyance for people whose symptoms change with head or neck movements.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 54 participants. The sham group may also show improvement, and results may not apply to all types of tinnitus.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

54 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2022

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion criteria: * Patients with unilateral or bilateral tinnitus for at least 6 months; * Both sexes; * Age over 18 years; * Present modulation, that is, perceive changes in the psychoacoustic characteristics of the tinnitus (intensity, frequency and/or location) in response to active and/or resisted maneuvers in one or more regions: cervical spine, upper limbs, TMJ and eyes; * Tinnitus modulation by activation of muscle trigger points in the regions: skull, cervical spine and upper limbs; * Patients who did not present modulation, but were classified as having somatosensory tinnitus due to the following symptomatology: recurrent headaches, pain in the cervical or scapular region; temporal coincidence of the onset of tinnitus with musculoskeletal pain; dental manipulation and trauma in the head and neck region; tinnitus due to inadequate postures and/or bruxism for long periods; dysfunction and/or alterations of the cervical spine associated with tinnitus; Patients with and without hearing loss were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had undergone physiotherapy and/or manual therapy for pain and tinnitus treatment up to 3 months prior to the initial assessment; * Severe depression requiring medication; * Clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia; * Neurological diseases; * Contraindications for physiotherapy treatment, such as fractures, tumors; * Acute rheumatological diseases.

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Conditions

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tinnitus

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Tinnitus

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 05.403-905, Brazil

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