Tinnitus
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment group:Multi-component sound therapy in a virtual reality (VR) environment
Control group:Conventional sound therapy
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.No restriction on gender; adults aged 18–80 years; duration of tinnitus > 6 months; 2.Good treatment adherence; 3.Tinnitus as one of the main symptoms; may be accompanied by vertigo, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or hyperlipidemia; 4.Voluntary participation with signed informed consent; 5.Presence of elevated hearing thresholds on pure-tone audiometry, with hearing loss no more than severe degree.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Tinnitus caused by lesions of the external ear, middle ear, inner ear, or craniocerebral system; 2.Objective tinnitus; 3.Tinnitus caused by organic lesions such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma or acoustic neuroma; 4.Patients with severe liver, renal, or cardiac diseases; 5.Patients with poor compliance, e.g., elderly patients with mobility impairment, patients with mental disorders, pregnant women, etc; 6.Patients with incomplete basic clinical data; 7.Patients with profound or greater hearing loss, or with normal hearing thresholds on pure-tone audiometry; 8.Patients currently receiving other forms of tinnitus treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus Handicap Inventory Score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale HAMA Score;Self-rating depression scale score;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7 (ETDQ-7); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDi Ji
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University
Outcome results
None listed