Combined tDCS and TMS on Subjective Tinnitus and Combined Depression

Last updated: February 7, 2020
Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Depression

Tinnitus

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04262050
B-1607/355-004
  • Ages 19-80
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The investigators combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Research volunteers who agreed to participate in the clinical trial were gathered fromthe tinnitus clinic of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head-and-Neck Surgery,Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • psychoactive drug user

  • implanted material

  • pacemaker user

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Study Start date:
August 01, 2016
Estimated Completion Date:
July 01, 2018

Study Description

To treat motor and psychiatric disorders, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are world-widely in use in clinics. The investigators combined these two types of neuromodulation techniques to increase the effective response of a single session of neuromodulation in subjective tinnitus. Experimental groups with 80 tinnitus subjects consisted of four different treatment groups which are tDCS, tDCS with sham TMS, tDCS-TMS and TMS group. Subjects were given 1.5milliampere (mA) tDCS on the bi-frontal area and TMS stimulated contralateral single side of the temporoparietal cortex with 200 pulses at 1herz (Hz) stimulation.