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CBT for tinnitus related insomnia

Conditions
Chronic Tinnitus
Registration Number
NL-OMON24403
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht University Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
6
Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be primarily seeking treatment/help for difficulties caused by tinnitus.
- Additionally complaints of sleep disturbance (e.g. insomnia) as measured by the Insomnia Severity Index.
- Recommended to start CBTi protocol.
- Be at least 18 years of age. - Have at least moderate tinnitus (as defined by the Tinnitus Questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria

- Any person who discloses current suicidal intent.
- Severe anxiety or depression (as measured by the HADS-A and/or HADS-D.)
- Pregnancy of potential participant or partner.
- Currently undergoing any treatment for tinnitus (e.g. Tinnitus Retraining Therapy).
- Reported to have commenced or ceased a course of antidepressants [i.e. selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs); selective serotonin and norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitors (SNRIs); atypical antidepressants, tricyclic antidepressants, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors], antipsychotics [Aripiprazole (Abilify), Asenapine (Saphris), Brexpiprazole (Rexulti), Cariprazine (Vraylar), Clozapine (Clozaril), Iloperidone (Fanapt), Lurasidone (Latuda), Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Paliperidone (Invega), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Risperidone (Risperdal), Ziprasidone (Geodon), Haloperidol], anxioltytics [beta blockers, benzodiazepines], Ritalin, hormone replacement therapy, or medication to lower high blood pressure (i.e. thiazide diuretics, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, renin inhibitors] within the previous 3 months
- Unable to read and write fluently in Dutch.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep quality as measured by the sleep diary
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tinnitus experience as measured by the tinnitus diary
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