Response of the central auditory system in tinnitus and hearing loss, an fMRI study

Completed

• Conditions: ringing in the ear; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON31748
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

- Healthy subjects, at least 18 years old
- Audiometric tone threshold >=20 dB and <=60 dB for both ears on the octave frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz
- Subjects have signed informed consent in accordance with the Dutch legal regulation (Wet Medisch Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek met Mensen).
- No contradictions for fMRI according to the MRI-checklist

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of any major medical, neurological or psychiatric diagnoses now or in the past.
- Pregnancy
- Claustrophobia
- Epilepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- audiometric test outcomes<br /><br>- scores of questionnaires<br /><br>- fMRI response amplitude of auditory and limbic brain areas</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>n.a.</p><br>