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Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Paired With Tones for Tinnitus

NCT01962558 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-04-06

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Summary

Assess the safety and efficacy of VNS paired with tones for tinnitus using a randomized, controlled, parallel study design.

Conditions

  • Tinnitus

Interventions

DEVICE

VNS Treatment

VNS is given in brief bursts over a 2.5 hour period. The subject also has headphone connected to a computer, and hears audio tones through the headphones that occur during VNS.

DEVICE

VNS Control

This is the sham-control group; subjects in this group will receive both tones and VNS, but in a manner that is expected to be ineffective.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • MicroTransponder Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • W Brent Tarver, BSEE · MicroTransponder Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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