Tinnitus relief from your couch: online counseling tested
NCT ID NCT04382807
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether online group counseling sessions can help people with chronic tinnitus. Researchers want to see if e-health works as well as traditional in-person sessions. 150 adults with subjective, chronic tinnitus will participate. The main goal is to measure changes in tinnitus severity using a standard questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Online group counseling sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a convenient, effective way to help people manage chronic tinnitus symptoms from home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial testing a behavioral intervention, not a new drug. The effect may be modest, and results may not apply to all tinnitus patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjective, chronic tinnitus patients
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with subjective, chronic tinnitus Exclusion Criteria: * Enrollment in other tinnitus treatments simultaneously at the time of the intervention
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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