Clinical Trials for Tinnitus

Clinical trials are research studies conducted in an effort to improve overall patient health and care. Each trial involves running supervised tests to determine the effectiveness and safety of new drugs, procedures and/or devices with the aim of answering scientific questions about a disease or condition. Risks and side-effects are also evaluated during these trials with results ranging from being unpleasant, with side effects such as headaches, to more serious or even life-threatening risks. A clinical trial may be separated into phases, or steps, with each step designed to answer a separate research question. This maybe reflected in the trial name.

A brief description of each phase:

• Phase I: Usually designed to evaluate safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects on a small group of patients.
• Phase II: If Phase I is successful, the trial is then repeated with a larger group to further evaluate its effect and safety.
• Phase III: Trials are conducted on an ever larger group and are compared with the best current treatment while gathering more information on effect and safety.
• Phase IV: These studies monitor long-term side effects after the treatment has been marketed.

Clinical Trials data for Tinnitus is grouped into the following categories:-

• View by trial name
• View by drugs used in Tinnitus clinical trials

Clinical Trials by trial name

The format for each of the following is:

• The name of the trial,
• followed by whether the trial is recruiting patients,
  - The trial may not have started and not yet recruiting, or the trial may have started and do not need any more recruitements, or the trial may be completed.
  - Note**: Please follow the link to determine the current trial status.
• followed by a list of drug/s, if any, used in the trial

ClinicalTrials.gov has listed the following trials for Tinnitus:

• The Effect of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy on Subjective and Objective Measures of Chronic Tinnitus - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Study of Tinnitus Treatment Methods - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Effect of Gabapentin on the Sensation and Impact of Tinnitus - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - gabapentin
• Brain Imaging of Tinnitus - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vestipitant Or Vestipitant/Paroxetine Combination In Subjects With Tinnitus And Hearing Loss - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vestipitant,Vestipitant + Paroxetine
• Psychophysiological Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of Treatment Methods for Clinically Significant Tinnitus - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Epidemiology of Hearing Loss in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Veterans - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Gabapentin for the Treatment of Tinnitus - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Gabapentin (Neurontin)
• Using PET-CT to Target and Validate Low-Frequency TMS as Treatment for Tinnitus - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Progressive Intervention Program for Tinnitus Management - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

Drugs used in Clinical Trials for Tinnitus

The format for each of the following is:

• The drug,
• followed by the name of the trial,
• followed by whether the trial is recruiting patients,
  - The trial may not have started and not yet recruiting, or the trial may have started and do not need any more recruitements, or the trial may be completed.
  - Note**: Please follow the link to determine the current trial status.

ClinicalTrials.gov has listed the following drugs in trials for Tinnitus:

• Gabapentin (Neurontin) - Gabapentin for the Treatment of Tinnitus - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Gabapentin - The Effect of Gabapentin on the Sensation and Impact of Tinnitus - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vestipitant + Paroxetine - Vestipitant Or Vestipitant/Paroxetine Combination In Subjects With Tinnitus And Hearing Loss - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vestipitant - Vestipitant Or Vestipitant/Paroxetine Combination In Subjects With Tinnitus And Hearing Loss - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

The trial data on this page has been sourced from

• The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) together with ClinicalTrials.gov