Status:
COMPLETED
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Tinnitus
Lead Sponsor:
UMC Utrecht
Conditions:
Tinnitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Tinnitus is a phantom auditory perception of meaningless sound, meaning that there is registration of sound in the absence of an external or internal acoustic stimulus. It is a common problem (prevale...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic, non fluctuating, tinnitus, demonstrated by means of the diagnostic Protocol Tinnitus UMCU, of at least two months duration.
- Age ≥18 years
- Dutch speaking
Exclusion
- Treatable cause of the tinnitus
- Use of anticonvulsant medication or other psychotherapeutic drugs
- History of epilepsy or family members with epilepsy
- Presence of active migraine
- Presence of psychiatric, severe internal or heart diseases or other neurologic diseases besides epilepsy
- Metal objects in and around body that can not be removed
- Pregnancy (will be tested on the first day of rTMS using a urine pregnancy test)
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Prior treatment with TMS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00668720
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
June 30 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX