Investigating the effect of speech perception training in tinnitus management

Investigating the effect of speech perception in noise training on quality of life in chronic tinnitus sufferers

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231016059744N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-08

Start date

2023-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Tinnitus. Tinnitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: People in the intervention group receive 8 sessions of Word-in-Noise Training (WINT) along with Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) including counseling and sound the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People with Subjective and Chronic Tinnitus (with more than 6 months of tinnitus experience) Normal Pure Tone Hearing Threshold at Frequencies from 250 to 8000 Hz (max. dBHL25) Normal Results in Tympanometry Test (Type An)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Obtaining more than 11 Score in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire History of Exposure to Occupational Noise History of any Neurological Disease (including History of Head or Neck Injury, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.) and Otological Disease (including Otosclerosis, Meniere's, Otitis, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tinnitus Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Annoyance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Handicap. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Short Form 12 (SF-12) Questionnaire.;Ability to understand speech in noise. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Quick Speech in Noise Test (Quick SIN).;Tinnitus Psychophysical Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Loudness Matching Using an Audiometer.	—

Measure

Time frame

Tinnitus Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Annoyance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention period. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Tinnitus Handicap. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Short Form 12 (SF-12) Questionnaire.;Ability to understand speech in noise. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Quick Speech in Noise Test (Quick SIN).;Tinnitus Psychophysical Loudness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one week after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Loudness Matching Using an Audiometer.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Sadeghijam

Iran University of Medical Sciences

sadeghijam.m@iums.ac.ir+98 21 2222 2059

Outcome results

None listed

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