Network Dysregulation Among Individuals With Comorbid Tinnitus and PTSD
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Tinnitus
In brief
Evaluation of the overlap between tinnitus-related distress and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), to identify functional covariance among resting-state networks among individuals with tinnitus and PTSD
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03702166
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2019-01-04
- Expected to finish
- 2020-08-11
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-05-26
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adult military Veterans (age 18-60) who deployed in support of combat operations post-9/11 seeking behavioral health treatment for PTSD and/or tinnitus
- Diagnosis of PTSD determined by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale - Interview - Version 5 (CAPS-5)
- Ability to speak and read English
- Meets criteria for tinnitus and considers their tinnitus bothersome, as defined by a score on the Tinnitus Functional Index of 32 or greater
You may not qualify if…
- Currently receiving evidence based treatment for PTSD
- Current suicidal ideation severe enough to warrant immediate attention (as determined by the Depressive Symptoms Index- Suicidality Subscale and corroborated by a clinical risk assessment by a credentialed provider
- Psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months
- Current and severe alcohol use warranting immediate intervention based on clinical judgment
- Current manic episode or psychotic symptoms requiring immediate stabilization or hospitalization (as determined by the manic and psychosis modules of the MINI)
- Evidence of a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (as determined by the inability to comprehend the baseline screening questionnaires)
- Neurobiological disorders
- Meniere's disease, temporomandibular joint disorders
- History of seizures
- History of penetrating head trauma or neurosurgery
- Metal objects implanted in the head, ferrous metal filings in the eye
- Inflammation of the brain
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Implanted medical pump or cardiac lines
- Heart disease
- Currently taking certain types of medication for depression or seizures (tricyclic antidepressants or neuroleptics which lower seizure threshold)
Where it is running
- UT Health San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States
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