Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus compared to Internet-delivered mindfulness for tinnitus: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.
Trials
; 24(1): 269, 2023 Apr 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Tinnitus affects around 15% of the population and can be a debilitating condition for a sizeable part of them. However, effective evidence-based treatments are scarce. One recommended treatment for tinnitus is cognitive behavioral therapy which has been found to be effective when delivered online. However, more treatments including mindfulness-based interventions have been studied recently in an attempt to facilitate the availability of effective treatments. There are promising findings showing great effects in reducing tinnitus-induced distress and some evidence about the efficacy of such intervention delivered online. However, there is a lack of evidence on how these two treatments compare against one another. Therefore, the aim of this study will be to compare Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus against an Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction intervention in a three-armed randomized controlled trial with a waiting list control condition.METHODS:
This study will be a randomized controlled trial seeking to recruit Lithuanian-speaking individuals suffering from chronic tinnitus. The self-report measure Tinnitus Handicap Inventory will be used. Self-referred participants will be randomized into one of three study arms Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy, Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction intervention, or a waiting-list control group. Post-treatment measures will be taken at the end of the 8-week-long intervention (or waiting). Long-term efficacy will be measured 3 and 12 months post-treatment.DISCUSSION:
Internet-delivered interventions offer a range of benefits for delivering evidence-based treatments. This is the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare Internet-delivered CBT and MBTSR for tinnitus in a non-inferiority trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05705323. Registered on January 30, 2023.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Zumbido
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Atenção Plena
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trials
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Lituânia