Effect of rTMS on Resting State Brain Activity in Tinnitus

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Effect of rTMS on Resting State Brain Activity in Tinnitus (version 1.0) - To develop a new treatment option for tinnitus using a technique called rTMS.

One out of every five people experiences tinnitus (a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in the ear) ranging from mild to severe impairment. To date, there are no effective therapies available that have been shown to decrease tinnitus loudness. The purpose of this study is to develop a new treatment option for tinnitus using a technique called Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), which will hopefully prove to be an effective means of alleviating or reducing the symptoms of...

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[Frédéric]

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00926237
Status: still currently recruiting participants. Estimated study completion date has been delayed: September 2020.

 

[Dylan Blake]

Where is this study taking place?

 

[Aaron123]

Where is this study taking place?

The information is given in the clinicaltrials.gov entry: The University of Arkansas.

 

[Samir]

So what's the hold-up here? Can't summon 60 participants, or can't summon the money needed for the trial to begin? It makes me wonder, since they pushed the completion date to September 2020. Hopefully there will be some other effective treatment by then.

 

[John Young]

So what's the hold-up here? Can't summon 60 participants, or can't summon the money needed for the trial to begin? It makes me wonder, since they pushed the completion date to September 2020. Hopefully there will be some other effective treatment by then.

I feel like there is a evil team of villains going around and trying as hard as possible to limit tinnitus research and access to information about it. For instance, that Susan Shore device, if they can help us what is the f'ing hold up? All they have to do is explain how their method works and we could make our own and find relief sooner. If you know how to help a suffering person and you dont because you want to be sure that you make lots of money then you're just evil.

 

[whimsicalman]

I am interested in how this plays out. I actually went through TMS for a mental health diagnosis, not tinnitus. Not sure how different the protocols would be between the two, but I didn't happen to experience the unexpected side effect of lessened or cured tinnitus. (The jury is still out on the mental health help as well, though it probably helped a bit.)