(Functional) Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain in patients with tinnitus.
Completed
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, fMRI, 7T, subcortical, auditoryoorsuizen, fMRI, 7T, subcorticaal, auditief
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20580
- Lead Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
The main inclusion criterion of the tinnitus group is pure tone-, unilateral-, chronic- and subjective tinnitus which is longer present than 6 months. Age ≥ 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria are: Fletcher Index > 50 dB HL for both ears, difference in average hearing threshold of more than 10 dB between left and right ear, hyperacusis, phonophobia, misophonia, neurological-, neurosurgical- and psychiatric history, use of dopaminergic drugs since this medication greatly influence the fMRI scans, current treatment of tinnitus and implanted devices or other metal objects that are not suitable for MRI.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study endpoint will be the tonotopic map in auditory brainstem structures including the cochlear nucleus complex up to the inferior colliculus.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. fMRI activity in auditory brainstem structures;<br /><br>2. Structural (volumetric) measurements in auditory brainstem structures.<br>