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.
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
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
500 mg, 3 times per day for 10 days
1.0 W/cm2 in continuous mode for 10 minutes once a day for 4 consecutive days.
Røros Medical Center
Røros, Norway
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
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