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- Klinische Studie NCT07794462
Efficacy Analysis of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Combined With Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Subjective Tinnitus
Efficacy Analysis of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Combined With Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Subjective Tinnitus: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial
The goal of this multicenter, randomized, double-blind clinical trial is to compare two treatments for adults with chronic subjective tinnitus. Researchers will determine whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) plus Tailor-Made Notched Music therapy (TMNMT) provides greater relief than the same music therapy combined with sham taVNS.
A total of 444 participants aged 18 to 70 years will be enrolled at multiple study centers. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive taVNS plus TMNMT or sham taVNS plus the same TMNMT. The treatment period will last 3 months.
Studienübersicht
Status
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Geschätzt)
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienkontakt
- Name: Yuexin Cai, Doctor
- Telefonnummer: 86+13825063663
- E-Mail: caiyx25@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Studieren Sie die Kontaktsicherung
- Name: Qianhui Xu, MD
- Telefonnummer: 86+13719908396
- E-Mail: xuqh9@mail2.sysu.edu.cn
Studienorte
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Shanghai, China
- Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University
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Kontakt:
- Shan Sun
- Telefonnummer: 86+18917786102
- E-Mail: Shansun@fudan.edu.cn
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Guangdong
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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Kontakt:
- Qianhui Xu, MD
- Telefonnummer: 13719908396
- E-Mail: xuqh9@mail2.sysu.edu.cn
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Huizhou, Guangdong, China
- Huizhou First People's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Jia Fu
- Telefonnummer: +86 15820715830
- E-Mail: Jiaggfu1985@163.com
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Jieyang, Guangdong, China
- Jieyang People's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Jiongcong Yuan
- Telefonnummer: +86 13480311910
- E-Mail: jiongcongyuan@126.com
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Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
- Zhongshan City People's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Guoping Chen
- Telefonnummer: 86+15019918918
- E-Mail: cgping345@163.com
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Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, 519000
- Zhuhai Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Binbin Xiong
- Telefonnummer: 86+13926935096
- E-Mail: xiongbb2015@126.com
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
- Erwachsene
- Älterer Erwachsener
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with tinnitus as the primary chief complaint and the reason for seeking medical consultation.
- Patients with chronic subjective tinnitus duration of 6 months or longer.
- Age between 18 and 70 years.
- Tinnitus frequency within the range of 125-8000 Hz.
- Hearing threshold ≤ 70 dB HL.
- Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score ≥ 38.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with conductive hearing loss, history of middle ear surgery, pulsatile tinnitus due to vascular malformations, or Meniere's disease-related tinnitus.
- History of head trauma, central nervous system disorders, or substance abuse/dependence. Patients with severe primary psychiatric disorders or acute episodes of severe psychological disturbances requiring priority specialist intervention. Patients with severe anxiety symptoms (Beck Anxiety Inventory [BAI] score ≥26), severe depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI] score ≥29), or suicidal ideation identified during clinical interview will be excluded.
- Patients unwilling or unable to comply with study protocol requirements.
- Patients with peripheral auditory pathway or central space-occupying lesions identified by imaging, such as acoustic neuroma, middle ear cholesteatoma, or meningioma.
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Vervierfachen
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: taVNS + TMNMT Group
Participants receive active transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) combined with Tailor-Made Notched Music therapy (TMNMT) for 3 months.
taVNS is administered at 0.1 Hz, with a pulse width of 250-1000 ms and an intensity of 0-0.5 mA.
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Participants receive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) combined with Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy (TMNMT) for 3 months.
taVNS is administered at 0.1 Hz, with a pulse width of 250-1000 ms and an intensity of 0-0.5 mA.
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Schein-Komparator: Sham taVNS + TMNMT Group
Participants receive sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) combined with the same Tailor-Made Notched Music therapy (TMNMT) as the experimental arm for 3 months.
The initial sham stimulation parameters are 0.1 Hz, a pulse width of 250-1000 ms, and an intensity of 0-0.5 mA.
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Participants receive sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (sham taVNS) combined with Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy (TMNMT) for 3 months.
The initial sham stimulation parameters are 0.1 Hz, a pulse width of 250-1000 ms, and an intensity of 0-0.5 mA.
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
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Effective Rate of Tinnitus Improvement at 3 Months
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 3 months after treatment initiation
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Treatment response was defined as a reduction of ≥7 points in the THI score from baseline after 3 months of treatment (based on the internationally recognized minimal clinically important difference threshold).
Effective rate (%) = (Number of responders / Total number of patients in the corresponding group) x 100%.
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Baseline and 3 months after treatment initiation
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Effective Rate of Tinnitus Improvement at 6 and 12 Months
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Treatment response was defined as a reduction of ≥7 points in the THI score from baseline after 6 and 12 months of treatment (based on the internationally recognized minimal clinically important difference threshold).
Effective rate (%) = (Number of responders / Total number of patients in the corresponding group) x 100%.
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Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score for Tinnitus Loudness
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in tinnitus loudness assessed using a 10-point Visual Analog Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (barely perceptible) to 10 (unbearably loud).
The change score (ΔVAS) is calculated as the difference between post-treatment/follow-up scores and baseline.
Higher scores indicate greater perceived loudness; a decrease in VAS score indicates improvement in loudness perception.
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Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Acoustic Tinnitus Match Loudness
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in acoustic tinnitus match loudness assessed using a calibrated audiometer in a standard sound-proof environment.
The change in loudness threshold is calculated relative to baseline.
Assessment method: audiologist-assessed.
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Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in anxiety symptoms assessed using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), a 21-item self-reported questionnaire measuring the severity of anxiety symptoms over the past week.
Higher scores indicate greater anxiety severity.
The change score (ΔBAI) is calculated as the difference between post-treatment/follow-up scores and baseline.
Assessment method: self-reported.
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Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in depressive symptoms assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
The change score (ΔBDI) is calculated as the difference between post-treatment/follow-up scores and baseline.
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Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Score
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in sleep quality assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
The change score (ΔPSQI) is calculated as the difference between post-treatment/follow-up scores and baseline.
Assessment method: self-reported.
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Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment initiation
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Change in Resting-State EEG Features
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Change in resting-state EEG features, including power spectrum entropy and oscillatory characteristics, from baseline to post-treatment and follow-up.
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Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Change in MRI Features
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Change in MRI features from baseline to post-treatment and follow-up.
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Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Safety Outcomes: Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events
Zeitfenster: From treatment initiation through 3 months (end of treatment)
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Incidence of treatment-related adverse events, including auditory system-related events (e.g., ear canal or auricle burns, otalgia, hearing loss, tinnitus worsening) and non-auditory system-related events (e.g., dizziness, headache, palpitations, vomiting) occurring during the treatment period.
Adverse event rate (%) = (Number of patients experiencing treatment-related adverse events / Total number of patients receiving treatment) × 100%.
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From treatment initiation through 3 months (end of treatment)
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Andere Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Change From Baseline in Gut Microbiome Shannon Diversity Index
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Gut microbial alpha diversity will be assessed using the Shannon diversity index in stool samples collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.
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Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Change From Baseline in Blood Metabolite Abundance
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Blood metabolite abundance will be assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months using metabolomic profiling.
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Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Change From Baseline in Blood Protein Abundance
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Blood protein abundance will be assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months using proteomic profiling.
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Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment initiation
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Ermittler
- Studienstuhl: Yuexin Cai, Doctor, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
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
Zuletzt verifiziert
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Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- SYSKY-2025-917-02
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