Can Somatic Tracking Help People Living with Tinnitus?

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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.

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
Online
RECRUITING
London
Contact Information
Primary
Florian Vogt
florian.vogt@nhs.net
00442034565651
Backup
Shyn Wei Phua
shyn.phua.21@ucl.ac.uk
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-12-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention
Intervention group participants will be given the choice to proceed to the Tinnitus Tracking \[TT\] intervention, a 15-minute somatic tracking guided meditation recorded by Dr Florian Vogt, a tinnitus treatment specialist, immediately or the next day. Before starting the first session of the TT intervention, participants answer the question, 'Right now, how annoying is your tinnitus? using ratings on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 10 (much more). Each session of the TT intervention involves the guided meditation session, followed by the tinnitus annoyance rating. Participants will be reminded to complete one session daily over a period of two weeks and will only be allowed to access the experiment once a day. Reminders will be sent daily via email by Gorilla, once access to the intervention for the day has been provided.
No_intervention: Control
Participants in this arm do not have tasks to complete over the two-week study period. A wait-list control condition will be set-up for this group, whereby participants will receive the intervention after completing the follow-up measures in two weeks. Since our sample is non-clinical and less at risk, we believe the two week delay period should not cause distress or adverse events.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University College London Hospitals

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