NCT03802513

Somatosensory Tinnitus Study

A New Therapeutic Approach for Somatosensory Tinnitus

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Somatosensory tinnitus is suspected when the tinnitus perception changes following head, neck, or jaw maneuvers. The prevalence of this type of tinnitus in Veterans in unknown. The Cleveland Clinic evaluates all tinnitus patients for this condition and when detected, prescribes individualized physiotherapy. Cleveland Clinic's novel approach to tinnitus assessment and management provides the framework for this proof of concept pilot study.

Detailed description

Phase 1A involves adapting Cleveland Clinic's assessment and treatment approach for somatosensory tinnitus to make it feasible for a VA population. Phase 1B involves screening Veterans with tinnitus to evaluate and describe the prevalence of somatosensory tinnitus (in Veterans with tinnitus). Phase 2 involves Veterans with somatosensory tinnitus receiving 3 individualized physical therapy sessions using the adapted approach developed during Phase 1A. Phase 3 will evaluate the feasibility and tolerability of the adapted treatment approach.

Conditions

• Tinnitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical Therapy	Individualized physiotherapy including exercises to be performed by the Veteran at home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-03-31
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2019-01-14
• Last updated: 2022-05-17
• Results posted: 2022-05-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States