Exploring Voluntary Control of Tinnitus

Completed

Conditions studied: Tinnitus

In brief

This pilot study aims to increase the understanding of tinnitus through the identification of potentially altered brain networks in patients who are able to voluntarily control or alter their tinnitus. Upon completion of this study, new knowledge will be gained about the changes in brain activity in people who are able to modify their tinnitus.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00973648

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

17

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults, between the ages of 18 and 80 years.
• Idiopathic, subjective, troublesome, unilateral or bilateral, non-pulsatile tinnitus of 6 month's duration or greater.
• Patient has some voluntary control over their tinnitus, whether through attention redirection or somatosensory control, such as orofacial movements or head turn.
• Able to give informed consent.
• English-speaking.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with tinnitus related to cochlear implantation, retrocochlear lesion, or other known anatomic/structural lesions of the ear and temporal bone.
• Patients with hyperacusis or misophonia (hyper-sensitivity to loud noises).
• Patients with cardiac pacemakers, intracardiac lines, implanted medication pumps, implanted electrodes in the brain, or other intracranial metal objects with the exception of dental fillings or any other contraindication for MRI scan.
• Patients with an acute or unstable medical condition including all individuals with any significant heart disease, history of seizures, pneumonia, recent hip fracture (within 3 months), acute GI bleed, uncontrolled hypertension, or other disorders which would require stabilization prior to initiation of imaging.
• Patients with a history of a brain-related injury or brain-related illness such as increased intracranial pressure, brain mass, Huntington's chorea).
• Patients currently taking psychoactive drugs that cannot be suspended for several days prior to imaging.
• Weight over 350 pounds.
• Patients with a history of claustrophobia.
• Patients who have an inability to lay flat for 1 hour.
• Patients with tinnitus related to Workman's Compensation claim or litigation-related event.
• Patients whose ability to give informed consent is in question.
• Any exclusions from radiology screening.

Where it is running

• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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