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

NCT00878696 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2009-04-09

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Antwerp

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
78 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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