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Navigated Repetitive TMS for Chronic Tinnitus

NCT07435298 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-08-24

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Summary

This study is testing whether a special type of brain stimulation called neuronavigated TMS can help reduce tinnitus (ringing in the ears). 50 people with tinnitus will each receive 20 treatment sessions - 10 real treatments and 10 sham treatments in random order, with a 2-week break between them. Before starting, participants get an MRI brain scan to guide where the stimulation device is placed. Questionnaires of measuring tinnitus severity will be asked four times throughout the study to determine to check the effect of TMS on treating tinnitus.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

navigated rTMS

Each session of rTMS (real or sham) consists of 1200 stimulations/day, conducted at once a day for five consecutive days (from Monday to Friday). For sham stimulation, the TMS coil will still centre on the same scalp position, but it was tilted to 90° so that scalp contact and discharging noise were similar, but the magnetic field did not reach cortical neurons at a biologically active level. The localization of the rTMS stimulation site (left Temporal Cortex) will be directed by a neuronavigation system imported with subject's MRI scan imaging to ensure the accuracy of rTMS stimulation area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alexandra Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • National University Hospital, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicodemus Oey, MBBS, PhD · NUH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-01
Primary Completion
2027-10-30
Completion
2027-10-30

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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