Quantifying tinnitus perception improvement: deriving the minimal clinically important difference of the minimum masking level

ational Research Foundation of Korea0 sites74 target enrollmentJuly 3, 2023

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

July 3, 2023

End Date

June 6, 2024

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

ational Research Foundation of Korea

•Current inclusion criteria as of 11/06/2024:
•1\. Subjective chronic tinnitus
•2\. Participants complaining of discomfort and irritation due to tinnitus
•3\. Pure\-tone hearing thresholds of \<40\-dB hearing level at 0\.5, 1, and 2 kHz
•4\. Average score of the Korean version of the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (K\-TPFQ) \>30 points
•5\. Participants willing to undergo pure tone audiometry, tinnitogram, minimum masking Level (MML), the Korean version of the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (K\-TPFQ), and Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
•Previous inclusion criteria:
•1\. Subjective chronic tinnitus
•2\. Participants complaining of discomfort and irritation due to tinnitus
•3\. Pure\-tone hearing thresholds of \<40\-dB hearing level at 0\.5, 1, and 2 kHz

•1\. Participants experiencing a scientific disease (acoustic tumor, otitis media, hyperacusis, etc) or mental disorder
•2\. Participants currently undergoing litigation associated with tinnitus