Priming stimulation as an enhancement of low-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of tinnitus

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic tinnitus; Ear, Nose and Throat

• Registration Number: ISRCTN03638520
• Lead Sponsor: Regensburg District Clinic (Bezirksklinikum Regensburg) (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female and male in- and outpatients
2. Age 18-70 years
3. Diagnosis of subjective chronic tinnitus
4. Duration of tinnitus more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with conductive hearing loss of more than 15dB
2. Objective tinnitus
3. Treatable otologic disorder
4. Involvement in other treatments for tinnitus at the same time
5. Clinically relevant psychiatric comorbidity
6. Clinically relevant unstable internal or neurological comorbidity
7. History of or evidence of significant brain malformation or neoplasm, head injury
8. Cerebral vascular events
9. Neurodegenerative disorder affecting the brain or prior brain surgery;
10. Factors militating against the use of TMS (e.g. cardiac pace makers or other metal implants)
11. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified