Trial reportNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2014
Comparison of two protocols of transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of chronic tinnitus: a randomized controlled clinical trial of burst repetitive versus high-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
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- Theta-burst stimulation as a therapeutic tool in neurological pathology: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Pooled it
- RTMS parameters in tinnitus trials: a systematic review.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Multiple Daily Rounds of Theta-Burst Stimulation for Tinnitus: Preliminary Results.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Trial
- Continuous vs. intermittent neurofeedback to regulate auditory cortex activity of tinnitus patients using real-time fMRI - A pilot study.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2017Trial
- Repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of chronic subjective tinnitus: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2016Trial
- Modulation of Auditory Cortex Activity in Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus Rats via Deep Brain Stimulation of the Inferior Colliculus.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Auditory illusory models as proxies to investigate bottom-up and top-down neural networks of phantom perception.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Activate & fire: a feasibility study in combining acoustic stimulation and continuous theta burst stimulation in chronic tinnitus.BMC neurology · 2023Article
- Global research hot spot and trends in tinnitus treatment between 2000 and 2021: A bibliometric and visualized study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Efficacy and acceptability of noninvasive brain stimulation interventions for weight reduction in obesity: a pilot network meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Heading for Personalized rTMS in Tinnitus: Reliability of Individualized Stimulation Protocols in Behavioral and Electrophysiological Responses.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- The Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Enhancing Surgical Skill Acquisition: A Preliminary Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Association of Central Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Interventions With Efficacy and Safety in Tinnitus Management: A Meta-analysis.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2020Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of the Effects of Continuous Theta-Burst Stimulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Interindividual variability in response to continuous theta-burst stimulation in healthy adults.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2017Article
- The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Postural Stability After Acute Stroke: A Clinical Trial.Basic and clinical neuroscienceArticle
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare the effects of two techniques of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to treat chronic tinnitus; continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS) and high-frequency rTMS. In a controlled randomized clinical trial, 55 patients with chronic tinnitus were randomly divided in two groups. They received four sessions of treatment. cTBS was tested on one group and high-frequency rTMS (10 Hz) was tested on the other. Severity of the tinnitus was assessed before treatment, after the last treatment session and then 1-month later. Both the treatments of high-frequency and cTBS had a suppressive effect on tinnitus. However, cTBS was more effective than high-frequency rTMS (P = 0.001). This study suggests that rTMS even in four sessions is effective in reducing tinnitus severity; moreover, compared to high-frequency TMS better results can be achieved with cTBS.
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