Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Subjective Tinnitus
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-03-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Therapy of subjective chronic primary tinnitus could be challenging. Repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is currently being tested for suppressing the symptoms. However,
effect of stimulation remains controversial. The aim was to uncover real effect of rTMS
stimulation for tinnitus treatment. There will be three groups, stimulation group, sham
stimulation group and controlled group with medicament treatment. The investigators assume
that combination of rTMS stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary auditory
cortex at both sides will be more efficient. The investigators considered a 10% improvement
in the tinnitus questionnaire score and in the tinnitus masking to be clinically relevant.