UMIN ID: UMIN000013150
Registered date:13/02/2014
Whether Gentle skin stimulation modulating Tinnitus Distress among Tinnitus Patients or not?
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up continuing |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | tinnitus |
| Date of first enrollment | 2013/11/01 |
| Target sample size | 14 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | Somacept that is skin plaster with micro cones to modulate the autonomic function was used for the intervention device. Sham patch will be applied as for the sham. |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | To confirm whether vagal nerve stimulation via gentle skin stimulation method is effective for tinnitus patients. |
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| Secondary Outcome |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 21years-old |
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| Age maximum | 90years-old |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | Meniere's disease, sudden deafness, acoustic tumor, pulsatile tinnitus, and middle ear disease |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | International University of Health and Welfare Hospital |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | International University of Health and Welfare Hospital |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Miki Kurokawa |
| Address | Iguchi 537-3, Nasushiobara, Tochigi Japan |
| Telephone | 0287-39-3060 |
| k-miki@iuhw.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | International University of Health and Welfare Hospital General affairs |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Fumi Tanuma |
| Address | Tomita 77, Yaita, Tochigi Japan |
| Telephone | 0287-44-1155 |
| fum-tan4@iuhw.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | International University of Health and Welfare Shioya Hospital Ear Nose Throat |