Influence of attention on sensory processing in the presence of distracting stimuli in tinnitus subjects and healthy controls.

Completed

Conditions: ringing in the ears
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Registration Number: NL-OMON34519

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Patient group:
Report of mild to moderate subjective tinnitus, characterized by a score of 18-56 on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory;
No reported medical, neurological, or psychiatric disorders (excluding tinnitus);
Adult, 18-60 years of age;
Normal hearing thresholds or mild hearing loss (average threshold <60 dB @ 500-2000 Hz);
Symmetrical hearing thresholds (<20 dB difference between both ears for all frequencies);
No contraindications for fMRI according to the MRI-checklist; ;In healthy group:
Healthy subjects (i.e., no medical, neurological, or psychiatric disorders);
Adult, 18-60 years of age;
Normal hearing thresholds or mild hearing loss (average threshold <60 dB @ 500-2000 Hz);
Symmetrical hearing thresholds (<20 dB difference between both ears for all frequencies);
No contraindications for fMRI according to the MRI-checklist;

Exclusion Criteria

Non-conformance with any of the inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Audiometric and psychometric values obtained by means of questionnaires and<br /><br>audiological exams, parameters related to task performance and stimulus-evoked<br /><br>BOLD fMRI signals in the brain.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures