Influence of Tonic and Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Characteristics on Acute Inhibition of Subjective Tinnitus

Completed

• Conditions: Tinnitus
• Interventions: Procedure: TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation

• Registration Number: NCT00878696
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Antwerp

Brief Summary

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is already broadly used in different areas of neuroscience research. Last year, special attention was drawn to TMS in tinnitus. The aim of the researchers' study is to investigate the stimulation characteristics of TMS in tinnitus patients, in particularly the effect of tonic and burst stimulation of the superior temporal lobe.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-01
• Primary Completion: 2007-09
• Study Completion: 2008-04
• Status Verified: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-04-08
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-09
• Last Update Posted: 2009-04-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients presented to our Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Clinic with tinnitus as a main complaint.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with known history of epilepsy, pacemakers, cochlear implants, neurostimulators or intracerebral pathology were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tinnitus	TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation	Tinnitus patients

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS visual analogue scale	immediately before and immediately after single session TMS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Antwerp University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium