Using PET-CT to Target and Validate Low-Frequency TMS as Treatment for Tinnitus

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Using PET-CT to Target and Validate Low-Frequency TMS as Treatment for Tinnitus (version 1.0) - To develop a therapy using a technique called Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

One out of every five people experience tinnitus (a buzzing, ringing, or roaring sound in the ear) ranging from mild to severe impairment. To date there is no effective therapy that seems to help the tinnitus sufferer. The purpose of this study is to develop a therapy using a technique called Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to hopefully alleviate or reduce the symptoms of tinnitus.

This research is being conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)....

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[Frédéric]

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00329524
Status: still completed. Study completion date: August 2008.

Results:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00329524?sect=X4301256#othr
I don't know why only right handed patients were allowed to participate.
Only 5 patients although.