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Analysis of the effects of tDCS in depressed patients with tinnitus

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Registration Number
KCT0008229
Lead Sponsor
Korea University Ansan Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

a. Patients who complain of subjective tinnitus for more than 3 months, with depression as adults aged 19 to 80 (patients with Beck's depression inventory of 10 or more or Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) of 8 or more).
b. Patients who fall under the requirements of a and do not respond to high-dose medication (such as antidepressants and blood circulation improvement agents) for at least one month, and who have a better hearing than 50 dB in a pure sound test.

Exclusion Criteria

- Park Dongsung, discontinuous tinnitus
- Metal Transplant Insertor
- artificial pacemaker user
- Cardiovascular disease (neuropathy, myocardial infarction)
- history of epilepsy
- central nervous system lesion
- a tumor of the auditory nerve
- Patients who have recently taken or are currently taking mental illness drugs for purposes other than tinnitus and depression.
- A person who is pregnant or is about to become pregnant.
- A person who cannot understand the contents of the consent form. (literacy, foreigners, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
a significant reduction in tinnitus before and after treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
a decrease in depression/anxiety on a questionnaire
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