Detection of Gaps in Auditory Stimuli by tinnitus patients and matched controls
Completed
- Conditions
- ringing in the earstinnitus10019243
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37138
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
- adults, age>18 years
- tinnitus (group 1) or no tinnitus (group 2);- adults, age 18- reference group (healthy subjects)
Exclusion Criteria
- a psychiatric condition needing treatment from a psychiater
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The gap detection test results in a minimum audible gap that a subject can<br /><br>hear. This minimum audible gap is referred to as the gap detection threshold.<br /><br>The main study outcome is the difference between the gap detection thresholds<br /><br>of both subject groups. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>A secondary hypothesis is that gap detection in humans is more impaired at<br /><br>sound frequencies close to the tinnitus frequency as compared to frequencies<br /><br>that are further away. The relation between gap detection impairment and the<br /><br>tinnitus frequency is a secondary outcome of this study.</p><br>