Evaluating effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of tinnitus.

Repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of chronic subjective tinnitus

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014082018871N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-26

Start date

2014-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

tinnitus. tinnitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention : for all patients the anode electrode is placed over the left temporoparietal area and the cathode electrode over right supraorbital area. during real stimulation 20 min

Treatment - Devices

Intervention : for all patients the anode electrode is placed over the left temporoparietal area and the cathode electrode over right supraorbital area. during real stimulation 20 minutes of DC stim

for patients in control group, after placement of electrode the DC stimulator is turned on. after initial ramp up the device is turned off and the patient receive no more stimulation for the rest of t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age; with chronic subjective tinnitus; lasting more than 6 month Exclusion criteria: Fluctuating audition; epilepsy; history of traumatic brain injury; intake of antipsychotic, antiepileptic, benzodiazepines stopped less than 1 month ago; intake of ototoxic medications; cognition impairment; psychiatric disorder including suicide attempt; cochlear implant; cardiac pacemakers; pregnancy; comorbidities interfering with intervention; previous experience of receiving tDCS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Loudness of tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after each session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Distress resultinf from tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after evry session,2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Disability resulting from tinnitus. Timepoint: before first session, immediately after last session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: Persian language version of the "Tinnitus Handicap Inventory".	—

Measure

Time frame

Loudness of tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after each session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Distress resultinf from tinnitus. Timepoint: before and after evry session,2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Disability resulting from tinnitus. Timepoint: before first session, immediately after last session, 2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: Persian language version of the "Tinnitus Handicap Inventory".

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Any side effect. Timepoint: during, immediatelya after each session,2 weeks after last session. Method of measurement: reported by patient.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZohreh Mirshaki

Iran Uiversity of Medical Science

zohrehmirshaki@yahoo.com+98 21 8214 1679

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026