The Effect of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy on Subjective and Objective Measures of Chronic Tinnitus

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Tinnitus

In brief

The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) as a treatment of chronic tinnitus in people with limited hearing loss. The study design is prospective, randomized, double-blind, with repeated measures. The null hypothesis states there will be no difference in subjective measures of tinnitus severity between subjects treated with standard TRT and subjects treated with sham TRT.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00124800

Run by

Tinnitus Research Consortium

People needed

41

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic non-pulsatile tinnitus

You may not qualify if…

• Hyperacusis
• Subjective hearing loss
• Objective hearing loss with pure tone average greater than 35 dB sound pressure level (SPL)
• Evidence of significant depression or suicidal ideation

Where it is running

• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois, United States

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