NCT05710172

Evaluation of Auditory Mirror-therapy for Tinnitus

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators will evaluate the effects of wearing auditory mirror earmuffs on tinnitus and on audiometry.The auditory mirror earmuffs is a device that re-routes auditory input from the left side of the head to the right ear, and vice verse, thereby flipping the auditory input. This procedure is called Auditory Mirror Therapy (AMT).

Detailed description

The goal of this study is to determine efficacy of a 21 day, 3 hours per day intervention of auditory mirror therapy (AMT) for chronic tinnitus. Hypothesis: AMT, as contrasted to a sham device, will significantly reduce symptom ratings on the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) scale. Along with TFI, additional measures will be collected every two days throughout the intervention; Tinnitus Handicap Index, Visual Analogue Scale, Minimum Masking Level (MML) and Residual Inhibition (RI), and Auditory Mirror Therapy Questionnaire.

Conditions

• Tinnitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Auditory Mirror Therapy	21 days, up to 3 hours per day intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-04
• Primary completion: 2023-11-20
• Completion: 2025-11-30
• First posted: 2023-02-02
• Last updated: 2025-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States