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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Tinnitus

NCT01575496 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are effective for treating chronic subjective tinnitus. Previous studies have reported brief improvements in tinnitus after safe and noninvasive stimulation of the auditory cortex or limbic system. The investigators hypothesize that a greater improvement in tinnitus will be achieved following repeated sessions of tDCS that target both auditory and limbic systems.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

DEVICE

BrainSTIM Transcranial Stimulator

Cathodal stimulation of the auditory cortex with an anode (reference electrode) over the prefrontal cortex. Stimulation will be applied for 20 minutes at 2 mA.

DEVICE

BrainSTIM Transcranial Stimulator

Sham tDCS sessions will last 20 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Benninger, MD · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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