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Efficacy of Donepezil in Patients With Chronic Tinnitus

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Tinnitus
Interventions
Drug: Donepezil group
Drug: Placebo group
Registration Number
NCT07153991
Lead Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical trial, including 70 patients with chronic sensorineural tinnitus, divided into placebo and treatment groups. Participants received donepezil for 3 months, starting with 5 mg daily for the first month and 10 mg daily for the following two months.

Detailed Description

Treatment effects were monitored using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients with chronic sensorineural tinnitus type
Exclusion Criteria
  • pregnancy, arrhythmia, donepezil allergy, yelow dye allergy, otitis or any ear inflamatory diseases, patients taking any medication for dementia, convulsive diseases, asthma, patients taking any of these medications: carbamazepine, dexamethasone, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifampicin, ketoconazole, quinidine.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention Group (donepezil)Donepezil group35 Participants with tinnitus received donepezil for 3 months, starting with 5 mg daily for the first month and 10 mg daily for the following two months.
Placebo groupPlacebo group35 Pacients with tinnitus received for 3 months placebo medication
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
tinnitus improvement3 months

Treatment effects were monitored using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade De São Paulo

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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Universidade De São Paulo
🇧🇷São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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