Somatic Tracking for Tinnitus

ConditionTinnitus
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity College London Hospitals

About this trial

We are examining the effect of mindfulness meditation on attitudes towards tinnitus, as well as physical and psychological distress associated with the condition. The meditation is designed to promote neuroplasticity, fostering new neural connections to help you reinterpret tinnitus through a lens of safety and reduce the perception of threat. This approach integrates several techniques from various psychological therapies which have been promising in reducing tinnitusrelated distress. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to see whether a guided mindfulness meditation intervention is effective in improving the acceptance of tinnitus symptoms, as well as reducing tinnitus-related distress in people living with tinnitus.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Experiencing distressing tinnitus

Sufficient English language and hearing ability to take part

Completed all relevant medical and audiological investigations and concluded ensuing treatment for any underlying disease

Not be engaging in any other therapy for tinnitus.

Disqualifiers

Risk to self (scoring 'nearly every day' on PHQ-9 question "Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way?")

Severe mental health difficulties (PHQ-9 score of 20 or more)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Mindfulness Meditation

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups