Incidence of Tinnitus Amongst Teenagers and Young Adults mp3 Users

Tinnitus Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01187251
• Other study ID #: tinnitus and mp3 players
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 23, 2010
• Last updated: August 23, 2010
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: December 2009

Study information

• Verified date: February 2010
• Source: Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the incidence of tinnitus between mp3 users and non-users, aged between 15 and 30 years old. 100 patients will be recruited in Valença secondary schools. High frequency audiometry and otoacoustic emissions will be performed.Tinnitus patients will complete the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: December 2009
• Est. primary completion date: December 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 15 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 15 to 30 years old

• A-n tympanogram

Exclusion Criteria:

• muscular tinnitus

• vascular tinnitus

• somatosensorial tinnitus

• concomitant TMJ disorders

• external and middle ear diseases

• professional or recreative exposure to other noise sources other than mp3 players

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Tinnitus

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	caculdade de Medicina de Valença	Valença	RJ
Brazil	OTOSUL,Otorrinolaringologia Sul-Fluminense	Volta Redonda	RJ

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil,