Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the central auditory system in tinnitus patients and healthy controls.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the central auditory system in tinnitus patients and healthy controls. - fMRI of auditory processing in tinnituspatients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30933

Enrollment

Registered

2007-09-04

Start date

2008-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

ringing in the ears tinnitus

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For all 3 groups: -Age > 18 years old -right-handedness, i.e. a score of >14 point on the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971) -written informed consent ;Specifically for the tinnitusgroup: -unilateral tonal tinnitus;Specifically for the controlgroup of hearing impaired subjects: -a hearing threshold of > 25 dBHL on 3 or more frequencies of the standard audiogram

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For all 3 groups: -neurological or mental disorders -metal implants -drug or alcohol abuse during a period of 6 months prior to the experiment -pregnancy -claustrophobia -use of medication which might have an effect on the brain ;For the two control groups: -a positive answer on a question of the medical screening questionnaire (see appendix 5)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
differences in haemodynamic response in the tinnitus group as compared to the control groups.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results