The problem of tinnitus (subjective type) is prevalent in obese older adults with different diseases such as metabolic syndrome. The changes of lifestyle are very important to lose weight, improve tinnitus and metabolic syndrome
Sixty older adults (with metabolic syndrome with chronic subjective tinnitus) with obesity were selected in a equal random manner to be classified into the first group that administered changes in their lifestyle (exercise applied on treadmill and low caloric diet) for twelve successive weeks and second group that was not administered lifestyle changes
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
patients administered supervised changes in their lifestyle (walking exercise for 40 minutes applied on treadmill for three time per week and low caloric diet) for twelve weeks
Cairo University
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
RECRUITINGfaculty of physical therapy Cairo university
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
RECRUITINGvisual analogue scale of tinnitus severity
it is scale (10 cm) that will assess severity of tinnitus
Time frame: twelve weeks
visual analogue scale of tinnitus related discomfort
it is a scale (10 cm) that will assess tinnitus related discomfort
Time frame: twelve weeks
tinnitus handicap inventory
it is a questionnaire that will assess quality of life in tinnitus population
Time frame: twelve weeks
body mass index
it will be assessed at morning after evacuation of bowel and bladder
Time frame: twelve weeks
waist circumference
it will be measured at the level of umbilicus
Time frame: twelve weeks
triglycerides
it will be measured in the serum
Time frame: twelve weeks
high density lipoprotein
it will be assessed in the serum
Time frame: twelve weeks
systolic blood pressure
it will be assessed by mercury sphygmomnameter
Time frame: twelve weeks
diastolic blood pressure
it will be assessed by mercury sphygmomnameter
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Time frame: twelve weeks
fasting blood glucose
it will be measured in serum
Time frame: twelve weeks