Systematic Assessment of Self-help Tools for the Management of Chronic Tinnitus

University Hospital Regensburg50 enrolled

Overview

With this study we want to investigate the impact of self-help tools on the subjective tinnitus distress in chronic tinnitus patients. Furthermore, we want to investigate the influence of personal characteristics on the individual tinnitus improvement.

A smart-phone app running on iOS devices will be used to give self-help tips to the chronic tinnitus patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tinnitus, Subjective

Interventions

TinnitusTippsBEHAVIORAL

Self-helf tips for managing chronic tinnitus will be given via smartphones.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * chronic tinnitus, duration at least 6 monhts Exclusion Criteria: * acute psychosis, depression, substance abuse * psychopharmaca * epilepsy or other disease of the central nervous system * other tinnitus treatments in the last 3 months * drug, medication or alcohol abuse in the last 12 weeks

Locations (1)

University of Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Questionnaire

Time frame: Before, after 4 months, and after 6 months

Change of Tinnitus Numeric Rating Scale

Questionnaire

Time frame: Before, after 4 months, and after 6 months

Change Clinical Global Impression

Questionnaire

Time frame: Before, after 4 months, and after 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change of WHO Quality of Life

Questionnaire

Time frame: Before, after 4 months, and after 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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