Status:
COMPLETED
Combined Low Frequency Frontal and Temporal rTMS Treatment in Chronic Tinnitus
Lead Sponsor:
University of Regensburg
Conditions:
Tinnitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is used to modulate the auditory neural pathways caused by hearing loss and leading to the phantom auditory perception of sound in the absence of an external or inter...
Detailed Description
Tinnitus is the phantom auditory perception of sound in the absence of an external or internal acoustic stimulus. It is a frequent problem which can interfere significantly with the ability to lead a ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of subjective chronic tinnitus
- Duration of tinnitus more than 3 months
Exclusion
- Objective tinnitus
- Treatable cause of the tinnitus
- Involvement in other treatments for tinnitus at the same time
- Clinically relevant psychiatric comorbidity
- Clinically relevant unstable internal or neurological comorbidity
- History of or evidence of significant brain malformation or neoplasm, head injury
- Cerebral vascular events
- Neurodegenerative disorder affecting the brain or prior brain surgery;
- Metal objects in and around body that can not be removed
- Pregnancy
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Prior treatment with TMS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01261949
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
January 8 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of Regensburg - Dept of Psychiatry
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany