Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Paired With Tones for Tinnitus

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2014

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2016

Conditions
Tinnitus
Interventions
DEVICE

VNS Treatment

VNS is given in brief bursts over a 2.5 hour period. The subject also has headphone connected to a computer, and hears audio tones through the headphones that occur during VNS.

DEVICE

VNS Control

This is the sham-control group; subjects in this group will receive both tones and VNS, but in a manner that is expected to be ineffective.

Trial Locations (3)

14214

U. Buffalo, Buffalo

52242

U. Iowa, Iowa City

75235

UT Dallas, Dallas

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

lead

MicroTransponder Inc.

INDUSTRY

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