Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:16 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:16 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07472257
Brief Summary:
This study compared tinnitus suppression after 3-minute and 20-minute acoustic stimulation using an individually optimized stimulus. In total 45 tinnitus patients participated. Thirty-three participants with chronic subjective tinnitus completed three sessions. During the first two sessions, eight individualized filtered and modulated stimuli were presented for 3 minutes each to identify the stimulus inducing the strongest tinnitus suppression. This stimulus was subsequently applied for 20 minutes in the third session.
Detailed Description:
The study comprised three experimental acoustic stimulation sessions. In session one, audiometric and tinnitometric assessments were conducted, followed by stimulation with three noise stimuli: white noise (WN), white noise with a bandstop filter (WN\_BS), and white noise with a bandpass filter (WN\_BP), each implemented with a one-octave filter around the individual tinnitus frequency (ITF). Session two (3-14 days later) included five pure tone stimuli: a tone at the ITF, two amplitude-modulated tones at the ITF (10 Hz, 23 Hz), and two amplitude-modulated tones three octaves below the ITF (10 Hz, 23 Hz). Stimuli were presented diotically for 3 minutes with 1000 ms fade-in/out, separated by 6-minute breaks. Participants experiencing brief acoustic tinnitus suppression (BATS) in session one or two completed a third session, in which the stimulus inducing the strongest suppression was applied for 20 minutes. Tinnitus loudness was rated immediately after stimulation using a numeric rating scale (0-110% of baseline loudness) at multiple time points up to 180 seconds, and up to 600 seconds after the 20-minute stimulation to capture prolonged suppression.
Study:
NCT07472257
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07472257