Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Neuronavigated Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Left Heschl's Gyrus in Chronic Tinnitus
Lead Sponsor:
University of Regensburg
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Wuerzburg
University Hospital Tuebingen
Conditions:
Chronic Tinnitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Neuronavigated continuous theta burst stimulation of the left Heschl's gyrus is used to modulate auditory cortex activity and plasticity contributing to the perception and distress of chronic tinnitus...
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 bothersome, subjective chronic tinnitus
- Duration of tinnitus more than 6 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
- acute or chronic inflammation of the middle ear, Meniere diseases, sudden idiopathic hearing loss, fluctuating hearing
- history of seizures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02199106
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
July 24 2014
Active Locations (4)
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1
University of Muenster
Münster, Germany
2
University of Regensburg - Dept of Psychiatry
Regensburg, Germany
3
University of Tuebingen
Tübingen, Germany
4
University of Wuerzburg
Würzburg, Germany