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Efficacy of NMN for tinnitus

Efficacy of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) for tinnitus

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs041220129
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-01-27
Start date
2026-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

tinnitus

Interventions

Oral administration of NMN 6 tablets/day (as NMN 250mg /day) or placebo 6 tablets/day for 12 weeks.

Sponsors

Takakura Hiromasa
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Outpatients aged 20 to 80 at the time of consent, regardless of gender 2) The first onset chronic, persistent, and subjective unilateral tinnitus whose duration is 2-18 months. 3) Unilateral or bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, with a hearing loss no less than 30 dB at 4,000 Hz or at 8,000 Hz 4) THI-12 total score no less than 9 and TRSw total score no less than 12 5) HADS depression score no more than 14 and HADS anxiety score no more than 14

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Person with past or current malignant tumor b. Person with severe comorbidities, such as heart, liver, kidney, blood, or mental diseases c. Person with allergy against medicine or the test food d. Pregnant, unwilling to practice contraception during the study, or lactating female e. Person with middle ear disease f. Person with a history of fluctuating hearing loss, ear fullness, or recurrent dizziness g. Person with conductive hearing loss or mixed hearing loss h. Person who have been treated for sudden deafness or acute sensorineural hearing loss within the past six months i. Person who have taken prohibited drugs or treatments within 4 months prior to the start of the study, or person who have changed the dosage of drugs that are prohibited from being changed during the study period within 4 months prior to the start of the study j. Person who is not judged as not qualified by the general administrator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TRSw

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TRSd, THI-12, HADS, Hearing test thresholds, safety (frequency of adverse events)

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Nakagawa

University of Toyama

nakagawa@med.u-toyama.ac.jp+81-76-434-7262

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026