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Establishing a Core Domain Set for early-phase clinical trials of electrical stimulation interventions for tinnitus in adults: protocol for an online Delphi study.

Bas Labree, Derek J Hoare, Kathryn Fackrell, Deborah A Hall, Lauren E Gascoyne, Magdalena Sereda

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Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bas LabreeNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK. bas.labree@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-4562
Derek J HoareNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Kathryn FackrellNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Deborah A HallNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Lauren E GascoyneSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Magdalena SeredaNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK.
University of Nottingham · GBHeriot-Watt University Malaysia · MY

Funding

National Institute for Health Research NF-SI-0617-10030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTinnitus is the awareness of a sound in the ear or head in the absence of an external source. It affects around 10-15% of people and current treatment options are limited. Experimental treatments include various forms of electrical stimulation of the brain. Currently, there is no consensus on the outcomes that should be measured when investigating the efficacy of this type of intervention for tinnitus. This study seeks to address this by establishing a Core Domain Set: a common standard of what specific tinnitus-related complaints are critical and important to assess in all clinical trials of electrical stimulation-based interventions for tinnitus.

methodsA two-round online survey will be conducted, followed by a stakeholder consensus meeting to identify a Core Domain Set. Participants will belong to one of two stakeholder groups: healthcare users with lived experience of tinnitus, and professionals with relevant clinical, commercial, or research experience. DISCUSSION: This study will establish a Core Domain Set for the evaluation of electrical stimulation-based interventions for tinnitus via an e-Delphi study. The resulting Core Domain Set will act as a minimum standard for reporting in future clinical trials of electrical stimulation interventions for tinnitus. Standardisation will facilitate comparability of research findings.

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TinnitusAdultConsensusDelphi TechniqueHumansResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeCore Domain SetNeuromodulationTinnitus

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PMID36539777
PMCPMC9769048
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