Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00628316
Effects of Caffeine in Tinnitus
Effects of Caffeine Consumption on Tinnitus Perception
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Caffeine intake is reported by many authors to enhance the perception of tinnitus. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of 1 month caffeine intake reduction in the scores of validated questionnaire Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and in a visual-analog scale (VAS).
Detailed description
A group of 50 patients who takes more than 3 small cups (50 ml) of caffeine daily and have tinnitus will be asked to reduce caffeine intake for 1 month. Scores of THI and VAS will be taken before and after this period.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | caffeine | caffeine daily intake will be reduced form 150 ml per day |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-09-01
- Completion
- 2008-12-01
- First posted
- 2008-03-05
- Last updated
- 2011-03-22
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00628316. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.