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Neuronavigated Versus Non-navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Study.

Hanna Sahlsten, Anu Holm, Esa Rauhala, Mari Takala, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Max Karukivi, Johanna Nikkilä, Kirsi Ylitalo, Janika Paavola, Reijo Johansson and 2 more

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Trial report in Trends in hearing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Animal Models of Tinnitus Treatment: Cochlear and Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hanna Sahlsten1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland.
Anu Holm2 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, SataDiag, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Esa Rauhala2 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, SataDiag, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Mari Takala2 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, SataDiag, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Eliisa Löyttyniemi3 Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Finland.
Max Karukivi4 Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Johanna Nikkilä4 Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Kirsi Ylitalo6 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Janika Paavola7 Department of Medical Physics, Turku University Hospital, Finland.
Reijo Johansson8 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Turku University Hospital, Finland.
Tero Taiminen9 Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Finland.
Satu K Jääskeläinen10 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Division of Medical Imaging, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown variable effect on tinnitus. A prospective, randomized 6-month follow-up study on parallel groups was conducted to compare the effects of neuronavigated rTMS to non-navigated rTMS in chronic tinnitus. Forty patients (20 men, 20 women), mean age of 52.9 years (standard deviation [ SD] = 11.7), with a mean tinnitus duration of 5.8 years ( SD = 3.2) and a mean tinnitus intensity of 62.2/100 ( SD = 12.8) on Visual Analog Scale (VAS 0-100) participated. Patients received 10 sessions of 1-Hz rTMS to the left temporal area overlying auditory cortex with or without neuronavigation. The main outcome measures were VAS scores for tinnitus intensity, annoyance, and distress, and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) immediately and at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. The mean tinnitus intensity (hierarchical linear mixed model: F

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NeuronavigationAdultAgedAuditory CortexFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTinnitusTranscranial Magnetic StimulationTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultneuronavigatedrTMStinnitusTMStranscranial magnetic stimulation

Identifiers

PMID30803387
PMCPMC6327327

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