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Evaluation of a Virtual Reality–Based Digital Treatment Device (TD2) for Tinnitus Improvement

A Clinical Trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of virtual reality-based multisensory cognitive-behavioral therapy using the ‘Tinnitus Digital Treatment Device (TD2)’ for tinnitus improvement in patients with subjective tinnitus: Prospective, Multi-center, Non-treatment control, Randomized, Superiority, Pivotal study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011387
Enrollment
108
Registered
2025-12-30
Start date
2025-10-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Experimental Group (Intervention Group) ? Name of Intervention TD2 (Tinnitus Digital Treatment Device), a virtual reality–based multisensory cognitive behavioral therapy software. ? C

Sponsors

Korea University Ansan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Participants aged 19 years or older at the time of signing the written informed consent form. 2) Participants with chronic tinnitus persisting for 3 months or longer. 3) Participants with pure-tone audiometry results of 60 dB or less, based on the six-frequency pure-tone average air-conduction threshold. 4) Participants with a Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) total score between 18 and 76, inclusive. 5) Participants who are currently taking medications related to subjective tinnitus and are able to maintain the same dosage and regimen for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment and throughout the clinical trial participation period (6 weeks). 6) Participants who voluntarily agree to participate in this clinical trial and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals diagnosed with objective tinnitus, such as pulsatile or muscular tinnitus. 2) Individuals whose tinnitus is determined to be caused by middle ear disease, inner ear inflammation, or retrocochlear pathology. 3) Individuals diagnosed, according to DSM-5-TR, with any of the following psychiatric disorders other than major depressive disorder: - Major or mild neurocognitive disorders due to primary neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal degeneration, or Lewy body dementia) - Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders - Bipolar and related disorders - Any other DSM-5-TR psychiatric disorder (excluding major depressive disorder within the Depressive Disorders category) 4) Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 5) Individuals who have participated in another clinical trial within 1 month prior to enrollment. 6)Any individual who, in the investigator’s judgment, is deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the change in total THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) score from baseline to Week 6.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the change in total THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) score from baseline to each assessment visit;Comparison of the change in THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) subscale scores from baseline to each assessment visit;Comparison of the change in total TFI (Tinnitus Functional Index) score from baseline to each assessment visit;Comparison of the change in NRS (Numerical Rating Scale) scores for subjective tinnitus improvement (perceived loudness and discomfort level) from baseline to each assessment visit;Comparison of the change in total HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) score from baseline to each assessment visit;Comparison of the change in Electroencephalography spectral power indices by frequency band from baseline to the end of the study

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJune Choi

Korea University Ansan Hospital

mednlaw@korea.ac.kr+82-31-8099-5170

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026