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NCT Number: NCT04262050

Combined tDCS and TMS on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression

The investigators combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus.

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Key information

Conditions

Tinnitus Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

19 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

To treat motor and psychiatric disorders, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are world-widely in use in clinics. The investigators combined these two types of neuromodulation techniques to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus. Experimental groups with 80 tinnitus subjects consisted of four different treatment groups which are tDCS, tDCS with sham TMS, tDCS-TMS and TMS group. Subjects were given 1.5milliampere (mA) tDCS on the bi-frontal area and TMS stimulated contralateral single side of the temporoparietal cortex with 200 pulses at 1herz (Hz) stimulation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Research volunteers who agreed to participate in the clinical trial were gathered from the tinnitus clinic of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head-and-Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • psychoactive drug user
  • implanted material
  • pacemaker user

Treatment and study plan

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Tinnitus handicap inventory

    Time frame: the same 1 day after treatment

    tinnitus-related questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Combination Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 10, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 10, 2020

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