Evaluating effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of tinnitus.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- tinnitus.tinnitus
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014082018871N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran Uiversity of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Patients over 18 years of age; with chronic subjective tinnitus; lasting more than 6 month
Exclusion criteria: Fluctuating audition; epilepsy; history of traumatic brain injury; intake of antipsychotic, antiepileptic, benzodiazepines stopped less than 1 month ago; intake of ototoxic medications; cognition impairment; psychiatric disorder including suicide attempt; cochlear implant; cardiac pacemakers; pregnancy; comorbidities interfering with intervention; previous experience of receiving tDCS
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method oudness of tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after each session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Distress resultinf from tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after evry session,2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Disability resulting from tinnitus. Timepoint: before first session, immediately after last session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: Persian language version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Any side effect. Timepoint: during, immediatelya after each session,2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: reported by patient.