Investigating the efficacy of auditory-visual attention training in tinnitus

Investigating the efficacy of rehabilitation using auditory-visual attentional training in adults with chronic tinnitus: A quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220206053952N2

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-10

Start date

2022-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Tinnitus. Tinnitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The attention training with the simultaneous auditory-visual stimulus is done. The training is based on Posner's attention theory and is designed as a mobile applic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Right-handedness Chronic tinnitus (more than 6 months) Normal hearing (hearing thresholds less than 25 dB HL) in conventional audiometry (250-8000 Hz) Not using anti-depressant, anti-seizure, and anesthetic drugs No history of neurologic disease such as brain tumors, Meniere disease, chronic headache, and otosclerosis No major psychological problem seeking to professional

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reaction time in Attention Network Test (ANT). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Attention Network Test (ANT) software.;Error rate in Attention Network Test (ANT). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Attention Network Test (ANT) software.;The amplitude of P300 electrophysiology response. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The latency of P300 electrophysiology response. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The mean frequency of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The absolute power of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The relative power of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;Electroencephalogram (EEG) activity at the region of interests (ROIs). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;Reaction time in the Stroop task. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Stroop task software.;Error rate in the Stroop task. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention	—

Measure

Time frame

Reaction time in Attention Network Test (ANT). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Attention Network Test (ANT) software.;Error rate in Attention Network Test (ANT). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Attention Network Test (ANT) software.;The amplitude of P300 electrophysiology response. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The latency of P300 electrophysiology response. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The mean frequency of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The absolute power of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;The relative power of electroencephalogram (EEG) waves. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;Electroencephalogram (EEG) activity at the region of interests (ROIs). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: 21 channel electroencephalography device.;Reaction time in the Stroop task. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention training). Method of measurement: Stroop task software.;Error rate in the Stroop task. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 21 days after rehabilitation (attention

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHossein Namvar Arefi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

hnamvar91@gmail.com009822227124

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026