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

University Hospital, Antwerp64 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Tinnitus

Interventions

TMS transcranial magnetic stimulationPROCEDURE

200 pulses of tonic TMS (see Graph 1) were administered with an intensity at 50% of the maximal TMS device output (50%DO). The frequency of the tonic pulses was randomly chosen between 1Hz, 5Hz, 10Hz or 20Hz. Burst stimulation was delivered at a burst frequency of 5, 10 or 20Hz. Each burst consisted of 3, 5 or 10 pulses. The individual pulse rate within a burst was 50 or 100Hz.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 78 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Antwerp University Hospital

Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VAS visual analogue scale

Time frame: immediately before and immediately after single session TMS

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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