ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Long-term effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of chronic tinnitus: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05437185 (The Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment of Tinnitus and Its Psychiatric Comorbidities), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment of Tinnitus and Its Psychiatric Comorbidities
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Neuromodulation for Subjective Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.The Laryngoscope · 2026Pooled it
- Continuous Improvement of Chronic Tinnitus Through a 9-Month Smartphone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on postural stability in subacute stroke: A randomized control trial.Physiological reports · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of non-invasive neuromodulation for chronic tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- Tinnitus Rehabilitation Through Electrical Stimulation as a Neuromodulation Method: A Scoping Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Neuromodulation Treatments Targeting Pathological Synchrony for Tinnitus in Adults: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Consecutive Dual-Session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Chronic Subjective Severe to Catastrophic Tinnitus with Normal Hearing.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Repeated Bilateral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over Auditory Cortex for Tinnitus Treatment: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Enhanced response and safety of combining dunhuang 'moxibustion classic' acupuncture with carbamazepine in treating neuropathic tinnitus and identifying risk factors affecting sleep quality.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Tinnitus is an intrusive and chronic illness affecting a significant portion of the population, decreasing affected individuals' quality of life and socioeconomic functioning. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulatory method utilizing weak electrical currents to elicit short and long-term central nervous system changes. Several studies have proven its effect on tinnitus. We aimed to broaden the knowledge and provide data on the effect and its retention. Methods: In the randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial, 39 patients (active Results: We reached a delayed, significant long-term improvement ( Conclusion: We proved partial, positive, long-term effects of tDCS on tinnitus and short-term, negative, transient effect on a specific aspect of the general quality of life. We expanded upon the results of previous trials and provided data concerning the longevity and the precise effect of multiple sessions, bifrontal DLPFC tDCS. Our sample size ( Clinical trial registration: [www.ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT05437185].
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