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- Klinische Studie NCT07558837
Fudan Tinnitus Doctor for Tinnitus Management
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.
Studienübersicht
Status
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
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.
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Geschätzt)
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienkontakt
- Name: Shan Sun, Ph.D
- Telefonnummer: +86-021-64377134-2033
- E-Mail: sunshine7896@126.com
Studienorte
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Shanghai, China, 200031
- Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Department
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Kontakt:
- Shan Sun, Ph.D
- Telefonnummer: +86-021-64377134-2033
- E-Mail: sunshine7896@126.com
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
- Erwachsene
- Älterer Erwachsener
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of subjective tinnitus confirmed by a qualified investigator.
- Tinnitus duration ≥ 3 month prior to screening.
- THI score of ≥ 18
- Aged between 18 and 70 years
- 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.
- Perceptibility: Tinnitus is present and recognizable by the participant under ordinary daily conditions (not only in quiet environments).
- 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:
- Acute-phase tinnitus (duration < 3 month or tinnitus secondary to acute otologic events).
- Pulsatile or objective tinnitus.
- Unstable symptoms: Fluctuating tinnitus loudness at screening or baseline.
- 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.
- Testing limitations: Inability to adequately complete tinnitus testing procedures or comply with study assessments.
- Prior therapy exposure: Previous history of sound therapy specifically for tinnitus management.
- Concurrent treatments: Ongoing psychotherapy for conditions such as anxiety or depression, or any other psychological treatment that may interfere with the study endpoints.
- 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.
- 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.
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Single
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: 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.
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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.
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Aktiver 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.
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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.
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
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Tinnitus-Handicap-Inventar (THI)
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Der THI-Fragebogen, der in der Forschung weit verbreitet ist, umfasst funktionale, emotionale und katastrophale Subskalen.
Er besteht aus 25 Fragen, und die Antworten werden auf einer Skala von "ja" (4 Punkte), "manchmal" (2 Punkte) und "nein" (0 Punkte) bewertet.
Der Gesamtpunktzahl wird durch Addition der Punkte für alle Fragen berechnet und klassifiziert den Schweregrad des Tinnitus als keine Behinderung (0-16), leichte Behinderung (18-36), mittlere Behinderung (38-56) und schwere Behinderung (58-100).
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Baseline, Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Patientengesundheitsfragebogen-2 (PHQ-2)
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Der PHQ-2 erfasst depressive Symptome der letzten zwei Wochen.
Jede der beiden Fragen wird von 0 ("überhaupt nicht") bis 3 ("beinahe jeden Tag") bewertet.
Der Gesamtscore liegt zwischen 0 und 6, wobei höhere Werte auf stärkere depressive Symptome hindeuten.
Ein Score ≥3 deutet auf klinisch signifikante Depression hin.
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Baseline, Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Zeitfenster: Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Der PGIC bewertet die allgemeine Wahrnehmung der Verbesserung durch den Teilnehmer seit Beginn der Intervention.
Er wird auf einer 7-stufigen Likert-Skala von 1 ("sehr viel besser") bis 7 ("sehr viel schlechter") eingestuft, wobei niedrigere Werte eine stärker wahrgenommene Verbesserung darstellen.
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Tag 14 und Tag 30
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-2)
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30]
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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.
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Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30]
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Zeitfenster: Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30
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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.
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Baseline, Day 14, and Day 30
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Andere Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Zeitfenster: Tag 30
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Der Net Promoter Score (NPS) wird verwendet, um die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Teilnehmer zu bewerten, das Fudan-Tinnitus-Doctor-System am Tag 30 anderen zu empfehlen.
Die Teilnehmer bewerten ihre Wahrscheinlichkeit auf einer Skala von 0 (überhaupt nicht wahrscheinlich) bis 10 (extrem wahrscheinlich).
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Tag 30
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System Usability Scale (SUS)
Zeitfenster: Day 30
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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.
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Day 30
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User Engagement Metrics
Zeitfenster: Continuous during 30-day intervention period
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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
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Ermittler
- Hauptermittler: Shan Sun, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
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Studienbeginn (Geschätzt)
Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)
Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)
Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
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Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- 2025072
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