Effects of Caffeine in Tinnitus

Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tinnitus

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: caffeine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00628316

FMV 001 2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

Caffeine intake is reported by many authors to enhance the perception of tinnitus. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of 1 month caffeine intake reduction in the scores of validated questionnaire Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and in a visual-analog scale (VAS).

Full description

A group of 50 patients who takes more than 3 small cups (50 ml) of caffeine daily and have tinnitus will be asked to reduce caffeine intake for 1 month. Scores of THI and VAS will be taken before and after this period.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• tinnitus for more than 6 months
• THI > 38
• no central acting drugs in the last 6 months
• tympanogram type A-n
• daily intake of caffeine greater than 150 ml

Exclusion criteria

• vascular and muscular tinnitus
• concomitant TMJ disorders
• abnormal otoscopy
• mixed and conductive hearing losses
• Ménière disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)