The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Addition to Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus Patients

Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tinnitus

Treatments: Device: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02285803

EC 14/40/406

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the added effect of tDCS to TRT within patients with chronic, non-pulsatile tinnitus. Patients were randomised in two groups namely, TRT and real tDCS and the second one is TRT with sham tDCS. Evaluations took place at the start of therapy, at the end of the counselling and at last a follow-up visit will be planned after 84 days of the start of the therapy. Subjective outcome measurements such as Tinnitus Functional Index and Visual Analogue Scales of loudness are the primary outcome measurement. Secondary outcome measurements are the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, hyperacusis questionnaire and psychoacoustic measurements.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Duration of tinnitus > 6 months
• Maximum loudness of tinnitus on the VAS ≥ 4
• TFI score ≥ 25

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Psychiatric disorders
• Pace maker or defibrillator
• Pulsatile tinnitus
• Acoustic Neurinoma
• CVA

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

TRT and real tDCS

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

TRT and sham tDCS

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)