Status:
COMPLETED
Internet-based Guided Self-help for Chronic Tinnitus
Lead Sponsor:
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Collaborating Sponsors:
Linkoeping University
Conditions:
Tinnitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral guided self-help training provided via the internet on tinnitus distress in a German sample.
Detailed Description
Long waiting periods and the deficiency of outpatient therapies stimulated the development of internet-based interventions for a variety of mental disorders during the last years. A Swedish research g...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age of at least 18 years
- Chronic tinnitus for at least 6 months
- Medical examination of tinnitus by an ear, nose and throat physician (ENT)
- Scoring 38 or above on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) or scoring 13 or above on the Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (Mini-TQ)
- Not currently receiving psychological treatment for tinnitus
- Being able to access the Internet and print instructions
- Sufficient knowledge of the German language to read and follow the Internet-based self-help program
Exclusion
- Tinnitus caused by any other general medical condition or otologic disease (e.g., active Meniere's Disease)
- Clinical diagnosis of any severe mental disorder (especially a severe depressive disorder, suicidality, acute psychosis)
- Clinical diagnosis of Dementia or another severe organic cerebral disorder
- Clinical diagnosis of substance-related addiction/abuse
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
124 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01205919
Start Date
May 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
April 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linkoeping University
Linköping, Sweden, SE-58183