Can sound or talk therapy silence the ringing in your ears?
NCT ID NCT07665385
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares sound therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and their combination to help people with chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Sixty adults aged 18-65 with stable health will be randomly assigned to one of three groups for six weeks. The goal is to see which approach best reduces tinnitus severity and improves well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sound therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to reduce the annoyance of chronic tinnitus and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapies require daily effort and may not work for all types of tinnitus.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 months
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * o Age: 18-65 years. * Hearing level: Patients with normal hearing or mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss (to ensure homogeneity of the sample) (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2020) * Complaint: patients with chronic subjective tinnitus (\> 3 months). * Psychological state: Patients with stable general and psychological condition. Exclusion Criteria: * o Age: \<18, \>65 years * Hearing level: Patients with severe hearing loss not suitable for sound therapy * Complaint: Objective tinnitus (vascular or muscular origin) * Psychological state: Patients with active psychiatric disorders requiring immediate intervention. * Active middle or external ear disease
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Conditions
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Locations
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Sohag faculty of medicine
Sohag, Egypt
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