Evaluation of Treatment Methods for Clinically Significant Tinnitus

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00013390

Purpose

The investigators propose to evaluate two different approaches to the alleviation of tinnitus symptoms by comparing changes from baseline performance on the Tinnitus Severity Index. They propose to provide an unbiased evaluation of competing methodologies. The design is one in which pairs of prospective subjects are randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. Changes in group performance will be compared for selected measures.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Tinnitus	Procedure: Tinnitus	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Tinnitus Toe Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Evaluation of Treatment Methods for Clinically Significant Tinnitus

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	October 1999
Study Completion Date:	September 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Patients with significant tinnitus

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00013390

Locations

United States, Oregon
VAMC, Portland
Portland, Oregon, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Investigator:	John Fryer, Ph.D., Asst. Director	Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
Investigator:	Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst	Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	C1995R
Study First Received:	March 14, 2001
Last Updated:	December 12, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00013390
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Auditory, tinnitus

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Sensation Disorders
Hearing Disorders
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Neurologic Manifestations
Ear Diseases
Tinnitus

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009