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Trial reportThe Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology2025

Smartphone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Customized Sound Therapy for Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Khodayar Goshtasbi, Karen Tawk, Pooya Khosravi, Mehdi Abouzari, Hamid R Djalilian

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Combined cognitive behavioral therapy and sound therapy for chronic tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Khodayar GoshtasbiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Karen TawkDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Pooya KhosraviDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Mehdi AbouzariDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3585-698X
Hamid R DjalilianDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.

Funding

University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
$35.1M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ScienceUM1TR004927 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI DAN M COOPER, Eric J. Vilain · 2024 to 2026
$12.2M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001415 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI CAIOZZO, VINCENT JAMES, HEAD, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2023
$4.2M
Deep Learning-based retinal optical coherence tomography markers for optic neuropathiesF30EY036725 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Pooya Khosravi · 2024 to 2026
$136k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001415NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004927NEI NIH HHS F30 EY036725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a smartphone-based application providing tinnitus-specific cognitive behavioral therapy and customized sound therapy for tinnitus.

methodsIn a prospective randomized controlled trial, the treatment group participated in daily sound therapy and weekly interactive CBT modules, and the control group did not receive the program (waitlisted). Outcome measures after 8 weeks included the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

resultsNinety-two patients (mean age = 57.2 ± 11.9 years) were included. The treatment (n = 47) and control (n = 45) cohorts had similar TFI, PHQ-9, GAD-7, PSS, and PSQI scores at presentation (all

conclusionThis novel smartphone application providing cognitive behavioral therapy and customized sound therapy was effective in reducing symptom severity and improving anxiety, sleep, and mood for tinnitus patients.

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapySmartphoneSoundTinnitusAdultAgedAnxiety DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsProspective StudiesTreatment Outcomecognitive behavioral therapyquality of lifesound therapytinnitusTinnitus Functional Index

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PMCPMC12579528

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