Clinical trialNCT06821893CompletedInterventional

Vagus Auricular Stimulation for Tinnitus

SponsorWashington University School of MedicineEnrollment40Tinnitus

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Summary

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This pilot study is a randomized, double-blinded controlled trial of adult participants with chronic, moderate to severe bothersome subjective tinnitus. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an active auricular stimulation device group or a sham-control group.Both groups will also undergo virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction(MBSR) over 8 weeks to promote tinnitus bother reduction, and general well-being. Outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, end of intervention, and at 1-month post-intervention.

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Investigators

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Jay F Piccirillo, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 27 Jan 2025
Primary completion: 27 Jun 2025
Completion: 27 Jul 2025
Last update posted: 14 Nov 2025
Registered enrollment: 40
Registry id: NCT06821893

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