Processing Speed as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus

NCT ID: NCT01222507

Last Updated: 2012-10-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-31

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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The overall purpose of this research is to assess whether both the "60 second Brain Game" and the "Brain Speed Test" computer-based programs can be used as assessment tools for objectively defining the severity of the functional impact of tinnitus.

Detailed Description

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This cross-sectional study aims to assess for deficits in brain processing speed and attention (two cognitive domains whose deficits have been implicated in tinnitus) with the use of the "Brain Speed Test".

Conditions

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Tinnitus

Keywords

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tinnitus cognition brain processing speed Brain Fitness Program Posit Science

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Brain Speed Test

60 subjects who complete 60 Second Brain Game and Brain Speed Test

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 80.
* Participants must have subjective, unilateral or bilateral, non-pulsatile tinnitus of 6-months duration or longer.
* Participants must be able to read, write and speak using the English language.
* Participants must be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with tinnitus related to Workman's Compensation Claim or other litigation-related situations.
* Participants with active diagnoses of any acute or chronic brain-related neurological conditions that alter normal brain anatomy or function including Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, cerebral infarcts, traumatic brain injury, history of brain tumor(s), epilepsy, or dementia.
* Participants with tinnitus related to retrocochlear lesions, cochlear implants, or other known anatomic/structural lesions of the brain, skull-base, temporal bone or ear.
* Participants unable to hear the highest volume of the computer-based objective assessments.
* Any medications that may affect or alter cognition including but not limited to sedatives, hypnotics, narcotics, or opiates.
* Any medical condition the PI determines would compromise the safety of the participant or complicate the interpretation of the study results.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Posit Science Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jay F. Piccirillo, MD

Professor, Washington University School of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jay Piccirillo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington Unieversity

Locations

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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10-0829

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id