Tinnitus Treatment Using a Smartphone Application

The Use of a Smartphone Application for Tinnitus Treatment

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03688113

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-28

Start date

2018-12-01

Completion date

2019-12-01

Last updated

2020-01-02

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

Conditions

Tinnitus, Subjective

Brief summary

People with tinnitus will use a smartpphone app in which they are instructed to reject maladaptive thoughts by throwing them away from themselves (upwards) and embrace supportive thoughts by pulling them towards themselves (downwards). The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory will be used to measure the effect of the application.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTinnitus application

Use of tinnitus application

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Tinnitus lasting more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

* Brain space occupying lesion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory score	34 days	The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory measures the degree of disturbance the tinnitus causes the patients, on a a total scale of 0-100. 0 is the lowest possible score (no disturbance caused by the tinnitus, 100- the most severe form of intrusiveness)

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026