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Customized Acoustic Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01487447
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2013 by University of California, Irvine.
Recruitment status was:  Active, not recruiting
First Posted : December 7, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 4, 2013
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University of California, Irvine

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a customized sound therapy in reducing tinnitus loudness and increasing the residual inhibition.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Tinnitus Other: Customized sound Other: Regular Masker Phase 2 Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 60 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Study Start Date : January 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date : July 2014

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MedlinePlus related topics: Tinnitus

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention Other: Customized sound
treatment with customized sound therapy
Active Comparator: Control Other: Regular Masker
treatment with white noise


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in score of tinnitus loudness [ Time Frame: 0, 1 minute; 1 hour; 1, 2, 4 and 6 months ]
  2. Change in score of tinnitus annoyance [ Time Frame: 0, 1 minute; 1 hour; 1, 2, 4 and 6 months ]
  3. Change in residual inhibition [ Time Frame: 1 minute; 1 hour; 1, 2, 4 and 6 months ]
  4. Change in score of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) [ Time Frame: 0, 1, 2, 4 and 6 months ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older
  • Male or female
  • Tinnitus present for 6 months or more
  • Adequate command of English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active illicit drug use, alcohol dependence
  • Treatable cause of tinnitus
  • History of psychosis
  • Subjects on medications known to cause tinnitus (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) which could not be stopped will be excluded.
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Locations
United States, California
UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, United States, 92868
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Irvine
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Responsible Party: University of California, Irvine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01487447     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HSMT003
First Posted: December 7, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 4, 2013
Last Verified: July 2013

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tinnitus
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
 Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms