The Effect of Combination Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Tinnitus
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Enrollment
- 80
- Primary Endpoint
- Tinnitus handicap inventory
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus.
Detailed Description
To treat motor and psychiatric disorders, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are world-widely in use in clinics. The investigators combined these two types of neuromodulation techniques to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus. Experimental groups with 80 tinnitus subjects consisted of four different treatment groups which are tDCS, tDCS with sham TMS, tDCS-TMS and TMS group. Subjects were given 1.5milliampere (mA) tDCS on the bi-frontal area and TMS stimulated contralateral single side of the temporoparietal cortex with 200 pulses at 1herz (Hz) stimulation.
Investigators
Jae-Jin Song
Professor
Seoul National University Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Research volunteers who agreed to participate in the clinical trial were gathered from the tinnitus clinic of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head-and-Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- •psychoactive drug user
- •implanted material
- •pacemaker user
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Tinnitus handicap inventory
Time Frame: the same 1 day after treatment
tinnitus-related questionnaire