NCT05865613

Effect of Electromagnetic Therapy on Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Headache, Fatigue, and CT Finding on Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) for Chronic sinusitis in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Detailed description

Chronic sinusitis, or chronic rhinosinusitis, is an inflammatory condition defined by symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses lasting longer than 3 months. Common presenting symptoms include nasal obstruction, facial pressure or fullness, nasal discharge (anterior or posterior), and olfactory loss. Furthermore, chronic sinusitis is associated with reductions in patient quality of life, sleep quality, and daily productivity. A pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and improves the microcirculation of the mucosal membrane of the nasal cavity. It has been suggested that magnetic therapy can be used in treating chronic sinusitis but there is a scarce of studies about its usage.

Conditions

• Magnetic Therapy
• Rhinosinusitis
• Headache
• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Pulsed electromagnetic field	Participants were randomized into either the PEMF group or sham treatment group by a computer-generated random number. The participants were treated using PEMF (20 G ,7H for 10min) and sham treatment. treatment was delivered for one month.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-15
• Primary completion: 2024-01-11
• Completion: 2024-01-30
• First posted: 2023-05-19
• Last updated: 2024-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt