Tinnitus Ear, Nose and Throat
Conditions
Interventions
Patients participating in the research group (50%) are given 1 tablet 900 mg of Memovigor 2 (Bionat, Athens, Greece) daily for 3 months. Similar use of placebo is used in the remaining 50%, the contro
Sponsors
Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 - 70 years 2. Suffering from tinnitus 3. Recent onset disease =12 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with otosclerosis 2. Chronic otitis media 3. Hypo- or hyperthyroidism 4. Diabetes mellitus 5. Uncontrolled hypertension 6. Hypercholesterolemia 7. Coagulation disorders 8. Use of anticoagulants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus change is measured using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire (THI) at baseline and 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 04/07/2023: 1. Tinnitus severity is measured using Mini Tinnitus Questionnaire at baseline and 3 months 2. Evaluation of perceptional quality of tinnitus using specific measures of tinnitus perception (tinnitus loudness matching, tinnitus pitch matching, tinnitus minimum masking level, residual inhibition of tinnitus) at baseline and 3 months 3. Evaluation of hearing is measured using audiometry at baseline and 3 months 4. Perception of tinnitus change due to intervention measured using the Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC) at baseline and 3 months Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Tinnitus severity is measured using Mini Tinnitus Questionnaire at baseline and 3 months 2. Objective tinnitus evaluation is measured using objective tinnitus measurement tests (tinnitus loudness matching, tinnitus pitch matching, tinnitus minimum masking level, residual inhibition of tinnitus) at baseline and 3 months 3. Evaluation of hearing is measured using audiometry at baseline and 3 months. | — |
Countries
Greece
Contacts
Public ContactDimitrios Balatsouras
Outcome results
None listed