NCT01540357

Mindfulness-based Therapy in Chronic Tinnitus

Mindfulness-based Therapy For the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Regensburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In the present randomized waiting-list-controlled study the investigators examined a specific manualized mindfulness-based therapeutic approach in the treatment of chronic tinnitus.

Detailed description

In the current randomized waiting-list-controlled pilot study, we investigate a new manualized therapeutic approach, which is based on mindfulness- and body-psychotherapy and which has been specifically developed for the treatment of tinnitus patients (Tinnitus Atemtherapie; http://www.maria-holl.de/). Essential components of the treatment program include mindfulness, meditation, selfmassage, and breathing exercises. These components are intended to help patients use their inner resources to accept responsibility for themselves, become more self-sufficient and develop symptom acceptance.

Conditions

• Chronic Tinnitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-based therapy	Treatment was performed as group therapy at two training weekends which were separated by an interval of 7 weeks (eleven hours/weekend) and in four further two-hour sessions (week 2, 9, 18 and 22).
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment after waiting time	Treatment was performed after completion of the active arm.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2010-10-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2012-02-28
• Last updated: 2013-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany