Reversing Synchronized Brain Circuits With Targeted Auditory-Somatosensory Stimulation to Treat Phantom Percepts
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Tinnitus
In brief
The goal of the study is to reduce tinnitus (ringing in the ear) loudness and improve the quality of life for those that are affected by tinnitus. This study will enroll subjects who have constant and bothersome tinnitus with no greater than a mild hearing loss up to 6 kHz, and no greater than a moderate hearing loss in the tinnitus frequencies. Subjects must also have the ability to alter the loudness or pitch of the ringing in their ears by performing a head, neck, face, or upper body movement. Subjects will be given both the treatment and sham arms (the study will randomly assign which arm is administered first) and will have a washout period of 6 weeks after each arm. The study will take approximately 36 weeks for subjects to complete and will enroll up to 300 individuals.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03621735
- Run by
- University of Michigan
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2018-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-07-06
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-08-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Must report constant, subjective, preferably unilateral tinnitus without any active external or middle ear pathology.
- No greater than a mild hearing loss up to 6 kHz, and no greater than a moderate hearing loss at the tinnitus frequencies.
- Must be able to modulate their tinnitus with a somatic maneuver
- Preferably onset of tinnitus less than one year ago, but present for at least 6 months. Tinnitus should be bothersome.
- Absence of retrocochlear pathology/8th nerve lesion
- No participation in a tinnitus treatment regimen within the past six months or participation in the University of Michigan stage 1 clinical trial.
You may not qualify if…
- Diagnosis of Meniere's disease
- Diagnosis of Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
- Unilateral or bilateral cochlear implant recipients
- Diagnosis of acoustic neuroma
- Evidence of retrocochlear disease
- Certain medications and conditions (will be reviewed at screening)
Where it is running
- The University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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