Singing away the ring: new training aims to silence tinnitus without drugs

NCT ID NCT06880367

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a 5-week audio-proprio-phonatory training program can reduce the daily-life disability caused by chronic tinnitus. 56 adults with tinnitus will either receive the training or not, and researchers will use brain wave recordings (EEG) and questionnaires to measure changes. The training involves group workshops and self-led exercises where patients use their own voice to mask or inhibit the ringing in their ears.

What this could mean

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Active substance: audio-proprio-phonatory reinforcement training (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a drug-free, self-administered technique to help people manage chronic tinnitus and reduce its impact on daily life.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study (56 people) with no blinding or placebo control. The training requires active participation and may not work for everyone. Results rely on subjective questionnaires.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 56 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 84 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Person who agreed to participate in the study and gave consent * Aged ≥ 18 years and \< 85 years * Suffering from subjective tinnitus for more than 3 months * Have a score on the THI questionnaire taken at T0 greater than or equal to 38 * Be equipped with a smartphone compatible with the Siopi application and a computer connection for videoconference sessions * Have answered the questionnaires on the Siopi application: THI, VAS-D and associated questions and insomnia severity index * Have committed to diligently following the study protocol, including independent training * Have agreed not to take other new treatments for tinnitus throughout the duration of the study * Able to understand and carry out assessment instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient suffering from objective tinnitus * Current port of white noise generators * Patient having consulted phoniatrics more than twice or having participated in more than two sound-mediated workshop sessions * Bilateral hearing loss \> 40 dB uncorrected on an audiogram or having declared serious or severe hearing loss on Siopi questionnaire, with or without prosthetic correction * New therapy introduced less than 2 months ago * Psychatric disorders causing auditory hallucinations * Protected person (under guardianship or curatorship) * Person under judicial protection * Person deprived of liberty * Person not affiliated to a social security system * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Person participating in a drug study

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Conditions

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tinnitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Tinnitus, subjective

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Singing away the ring: new training aims to silence tinnitus without drugs

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