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Fudan Tinnitus Doctor for Tinnitus Management

4. maj 2026 opdateret af: Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

A Multi-agent Large Language Model Conversational AI for Tinnitus Management: The Fudan Tinnitus Doctor Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a conversational artificial intelligence-based digital intervention can improve symptoms in adults with chronic subjective tinnitus.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the Fudan Tinnitus Doctor (FTD) system reduce tinnitus severity as measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).

Does the FTD system improve sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and overall patient-reported outcomes.

Researchers will compare the FTD system to a non-conversational digital education program to determine whether the AI-based intervention provides greater clinical benefits.

Participants will:

Use either the FTD conversational AI system or a static digital education program for 30 days.

Complete standardized questionnaires assessing tinnitus severity, sleep, mood, and overall improvement at baseline, Day 14, and Day 30.

Engage with the digital platform for tinnitus self-management.

Studieoversigt

Status

Ikke rekrutterer endnu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

This study is a prospective, two-arm, parallel-group, open-label randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy, usability, and safety of a multi-agent large language model (LLM)-based conversational artificial intelligence system (Fudan Tinnitus Doctor, FTD) for the management of chronic subjective tinnitus.

A total of 256 participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the FTD intervention or a non-conversational digital education control. The intervention period is 30 days. The FTD system delivers personalized, real-time tinnitus management using a multi-agent architecture integrating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based strategies, including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, relaxation training, and sleep hygiene guidance. The control group receives a static digital program consisting of educational materials and a fixed-response question-and-answer module.

The primary outcome will be the change in tinnitus severity measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) from baseline to Day 30. Secondary outcomes will include sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), anxiety (GAD-2), depression (PHQ-2), and overall perceived improvement (Patient Global Impression of Change, PGIC). Exploratory outcomes will assess usability (System Usability Scale, SUS), satisfaction (Net Promoter Score, NPS), and engagement metrics. All outcomes will be analyzed using mixed-effects models under the intention-to-treat principle.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

256

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

  • Kina
      • Shanghai, Kina, 200031
        • Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Department
        • Kontakt:

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

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Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of subjective tinnitus confirmed by a qualified investigator.
  2. Tinnitus duration ≥ 3 month prior to screening.
  3. THI score of ≥ 18
  4. Aged between 18 and 70 years
  5. The ability to use a smartphone: Both groups will receive therapeutic support and disease management primarily through a mobile application or web-based platform. This requires functional ability to operate the provided software and willingness to engage with the digital intervention protocol.
  6. Perceptibility: Tinnitus is present and recognizable by the participant under ordinary daily conditions (not only in quiet environments).
  7. Compliance and consent: Participant is assessed by the Investigator as able to understand study procedures, voluntarily agrees to participate, is willing to comply with all trial-related requirements, and provides signed informed consent prior to performance of any protocol-specified procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute-phase tinnitus (duration < 3 month or tinnitus secondary to acute otologic events).
  2. Pulsatile or objective tinnitus.
  3. Unstable symptoms: Fluctuating tinnitus loudness at screening or baseline.
  4. Psychiatric contraindication: History or current presence of severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder with recent suicidality, schizophrenia) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may interfere with study participation or data validity.
  5. Testing limitations: Inability to adequately complete tinnitus testing procedures or comply with study assessments.
  6. Prior therapy exposure: Previous history of sound therapy specifically for tinnitus management.
  7. Concurrent treatments: Ongoing psychotherapy for conditions such as anxiety or depression, or any other psychological treatment that may interfere with the study endpoints.
  8. Concurrent trial participation: Active participation in another interventional research study that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could affect tinnitus symptoms or interact with study procedures.
  9. Investigator judgment: Any condition (medical, surgical, psychiatric, or social) or factor which, in the Investigator's judgment, renders the subject unsuitable for participation, places the patient at higher risk, or may interfere with compliance or scientific validity of the trial.

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: FTD Conversational AI Intervention
Participants in this arm will use the Fudan Tinnitus Doctor (FTD) system, a multi-agent large language model-based conversational AI platform that delivers personalized tinnitus management strategies based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles.
Enhed: Fudan Tinnitus Doctor (FTD) System
The FTD system is a multi-agent conversational artificial intelligence platform that delivers personalized tinnitus management through a secure web-based interface. It supports multimodal interaction (text and voice) and integrates a large language model, retrieval-augmented generation, and multi-agent collaboration to provide cognitive behavioral therapy-based interventions, including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, and sleep hygiene guidance.
Aktiv komparator: Digital Education Control
Participants in this arm will receive access to a non-conversational digital program consisting of static educational materials and a fixed-response question-and-answer module related to tinnitus, sleep, and mental health.
Enhed: Non-conversational Digital Education Program
Participants in this arm will receive access to a non-conversational digital tinnitus self-management program delivered through the same secure web-based interface as the intervention group. The program provides static educational materials and a fixed-response question-and-answer module related to tinnitus, sleep, and mental health.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI)
Tidsramme: Baseline, dag 14 og dag 30
THI-spørgeskemaet, som er bredt anvendt i forskning, inkluderer funktionelle, følelsesmæssige og katastrofale subskalaer. Det består af 25 spørgsmål, og svar vurderes på en skala med "ja" (4 point), "nogengange" (2 point) og "nej" (0 point). Den samlede score beregnes ved at lægge scorerne for alle spørgsmål sammen og klassificere tinnitusens sværhedsgrad som ingen handicap (0-16), let handicap (18-36), moderat handicap (38-56) og svær handicap (58-100).
Baseline, dag 14 og dag 30

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Patient Health Spørgeskema-2 (PHQ-2)
Tidsramme: Baseline, dag 14 og dag 30
PHQ-2 vil måle depressive symptomer over de sidste to uger. Hver af de to poster vurderes fra 0 ("slet ikke") til 3 ("næsten hver dag"). Den samlede score spænder fra 0 til 6, hvor højere score indikerer større depressive symptomer. En score ≥3 indikerer klinisk signifikant depression.
Baseline, dag 14 og dag 30
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Tidsramme: Dag 14 og Dag 30
PGIC vil vurdere deltagerens overordnede opfattelse af forbedring siden starten af interventionen. Det vurderes på en 7-punkts Likert-skala fra 1 ("meget forbedret") til 7 ("meget forværret"), hvor lavere scorer repræsenterer større opfattet forbedring.
Dag 14 og Dag 30
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-2)
Tidsramme: Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30]
The GAD-2 will assess anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks. Each of the two items is rated from 0 ("not at all") to 3 ("nearly every day"). The total score ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. A score ≥3 suggests clinically significant anxiety.
Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30]
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Tidsramme: Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30
The PSQI will be used to evaluate subjective sleep quality over the past month. It comprises 19 items yielding seven component scores (subjective sleep quality, latency, duration, efficiency, disturbances, use of sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction). The global PSQI score ranges from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.
Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30

Andre resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Tidsramme: Dag 30
Net Promoter Score (NPS) vil blive brugt til at vurdere deltagernes sandsynlighed for at anbefale Fudan Tinnitus Doctor-systemet til andre på dag 30. Deltagerne vil vurdere deres sandsynlighed på en skala fra 0 (slet ikke sandsynlig) til 10 (yderst sandsynlig).
Dag 30
System Usability Scale (SUS)
Tidsramme: Day 30
The System Usability Scale (SUS) will be used to evaluate participants' perceived usability and satisfaction with the Fudan Tinnitus Doctor (FTD) conversational AI system at Day 30. The SUS is a 10-item questionnaire rated on a 5- point scale. The total score will be calculated as (sum of adjusted item scores × 2.5), ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater usability.
Day 30
User Engagement Metrics
Tidsramme: Continuous during 30-day intervention period

User engagement will be assessed using three predefined system-recorded metrics:

(1)Login Frequency: Number of logins. (2)Active Session Duration: Total time (minutes) spent actively interacting with the system, excluding inactive periods and time spent completing study assessments. (3)Conversation Turns: Number of complete interaction cycles, defined as one user input followed by one system response.

Higher values indicate greater engagement.
Continuous during 30-day intervention period

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Shan Sun, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Anslået)

1. maj 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

30. maj 2027

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

30. maj 2027

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

23. april 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

23. april 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

30. april 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

7. maj 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

4. maj 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. april 2026

Mere information

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Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 2025072

Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)

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IPD-planbeskrivelse

Deidentified individual participant data (IPD) collected for this trial, including outcome measures and baseline characteristics, will be made available upon reasonable request to qualified researchers. Data sharing will require prior approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University. The DeepSeek-R1 671B model used to support the intervention is open-source and publicly accessible at https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1.

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