NCT00876720: Two stimulation methods for chronic tinnitus

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Updated 2026-10-10

Registry status when checked 2026-10-10Completed

This Regensburg trial compared two active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation approaches for chronic tinnitus. One combined high-frequency stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with low-frequency temporal stimulation; the other used low-frequency temporal stimulation alone. 1 2

The record describes a randomized, single-masked comparison and 100 anticipated participants, not a verified final analysis sample. Tinnitus Questionnaire change from baseline to approximately day 12 was the primary outcome. The historical record lists completion in 2010. 1 2

This was not simply active treatment versus sham. Numerical comparative results were not verified from the inspected record. Tinnitus-distress improvement, hearing-threshold improvement, and cochlear hair-cell regeneration are different outcomes; this protocol does not justify substituting one for another. 1 2

Sources

1. ClinicalTrials.gov — ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00876720. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.Original study registration · Original record checked against the registry API. Checked 2026-10-10. Registration and current registry fields do not by themselves establish efficacy. Historical details in the article retain their stated date. Supplied note: ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00876720. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.

2. ICH GCP — ICH GCP — readable reproduction of the sponsor-submitted ClinicalTrials.gov record. Supports the registration details quoted here; not an independent clinical-results publication.Cited supporting source · Link and description preserved from supplied research. Checked in supplied research dated 2026-10-10. Source description comes from supplied research; underlying page was not independently re-read for this update.