Investigating the effect of speech perception training in tinnitus management

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tinnitus.; Tinnitus; H93.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20231016059744N1
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

People with Subjective and Chronic Tinnitus (with more than 6 months of tinnitus experience)
Normal Pure Tone Hearing Threshold at Frequencies from 250 to 8000 Hz (max. dBHL25)
Normal Results in Tympanometry Test (Type An)

Exclusion Criteria

Obtaining more than 11 Score in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire
History of Exposure to Occupational Noise
History of any Neurological Disease (including History of Head or Neck Injury, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.) and Otological Disease (including Otosclerosis, Meniere's, Otitis, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tinnitus Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Annoyance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Handicap. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Short Form 12 (SF-12) Questionnaire.;Ability to understand speech in noise. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Quick Speech in Noise Test (Quick SIN).;Tinnitus Psychophysical Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Loudness Matching Using an Audiometer.