🌐 EnglishEN

AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

Acoustic and Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of California, Irvine
NCT03511807 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects 10% to 30% of the population. Of those, 20% have tinnitus bothersome enough to seek medical attention. In many people, tinnitus can significantly affect the quality of life. At this point in time, there is no effective treatment or cure available for tinnitus. It has been found that electrical stimulation of the inner ear can reduce and in some cases eliminate tinnitus. The purpose of this research is to investigate both acoustic and electrical stimulation of the inner ear as a possible treatment of tinnitus. In both acoustic and electrical testing conditions, the subjects will be instructed to be familiar with a 0-10 ranking scale of loudness. In acoustic testing, the stimulus will be presented through headphones in a noiseless environment, and the subject will be asked to report on the loudness of the presented sound and the level of the tinn

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

Sign in
📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. Male or female 3. Tinnitus present for 6 months or more 4. Adequate command of English to reliably describe the unusual sensory percepts provided by electrical stimulation, and to complete surveys. 5. For patients undergoing electrical stimulation via a cochlear implant, they should have a cochlear implant prior to enrollment (not applicable for acoustic stimulation) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Aged less than 18 years 2. Active illicit drug use, alcohol dependence 3. Treatable cause of tinnitus 4. History of psychosis 5. Abnormalities of the ear canal or ear drum 6. Chronic middle ear disease 7. Subjects on medications known to cause tinnitus (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) which could not be stopped will be excluded. 8. Pregnant or breastfeeding.
💊

What it tests

  • Electrical
  • Acoustic
📍

Where

1 site
Hamid R. Djalilian
Irvine, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy