Could cooling your ears quiet the ringing? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07071480
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests if a noninvasive cooling device can safely relieve tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Forty adults with chronic tinnitus will use the ReBound device for 30 minutes in one session and then at home for six months. Researchers will compare their symptoms to a control group that receives a sham treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older at the time of signing the consent form * Fluency in English or Spanish * Chronic subjective tinnitus for more than 30 days defined as audible at least 75% of waking hours * At least mild tinnitus, score ≥18 on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) Exclusion Criteria: * Severe anxiety, score ≥ 15 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) * Tinnitus described as non-auditory or pulsatile in nature * Catastrophic tinnitus, score ≥78 on the THI * Tinnitus that is intermittent in nature * Abnormal tympanometric findings * Presence of conductive component as characterized by air-bone gaps ≥15 dB at two or more consecutive frequencies * Otologic pathologies (including, but not limited to): acoustic neuroma/ vestibular schwannoma, chronic ear disease, Meniere's disease, documented fluctuating hearing loss, or ototoxicity * Temporomandibular joint disorder * Those who are currently receiving medical, pharmacologic, or therapeutic intervention for tinnitus or other otologic conditions. * Active hearing aid use * Dizziness at the time of signing the consent form or at the time of starting the study protocol treatment * Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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