The effectiveness of neuro-music therapy according to the Heidelberg model compared to a single session of educational counseling as treatment for tinnitus: A controlled trial
Objectives - Tinnitus is a very common symptom, yet the quest for an effective treatment is challenging. Results from several clinical trials support the notion that neuro-music therapy is an effective means to reduce tinnitus distress with short duration and long lasting effect. However, until now,...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Journal of psychosomatic research
Year: 2015, Volume: 78, Issue: 3, Pages: 285-292 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1360 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.08.012 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.08.012 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022399914003146 
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| Author Notes: | Heike Argstatter, Miriam Grapp, Elisabeth Hutter, Peter K. Plinkert, Hans-Volker Bolay |
| Summary: | Objectives - Tinnitus is a very common symptom, yet the quest for an effective treatment is challenging. Results from several clinical trials support the notion that neuro-music therapy is an effective means to reduce tinnitus distress with short duration and long lasting effect. However, until now, the effectiveness has not been tested in a controlled trial against an active comparator. - Methods - The trial was designed as two-center, parallel intervention group controlled study with two intervention groups: Counseling (50minute individualized personal instruction) or neuro-music therapy (counseling plus eight 50-minute sessions of individualized music therapy). Data of n=290 patients suffering from chronic tinnitus were analyzed. Outcome measure was the change in Tinnitus Questionnaire Total Scores (TQ) from baseline (admission) to end of treatment. - Results - Both treatment groups achieved a statistically relevant reduction in TQ scores, though 66% of patients in the music therapy group attained a clinically meaningful improvement compared to 33% in the counseling group. A binary logistic regression revealed two variables significantly influencing therapy outcome: initial tinnitus score and type of therapy with an OR for the music therapy compared to the counseling of 4.34 (CI 2.33-8.09). - Conclusions - Counseling is an appropriate treatment option with well above chance of improvement. The neuro-music therapy outperformed the counseling. This treatment targets the tinnitus sound itself, is short in duration, intrinsically motivating and easy to operate and thus presents a possible complement to the therapeutic spectrum in chronic tinnitus. The trial was registered at the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (ID: NCT01845155). |
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| Item Description: | Online 3 September 2014 Gesehen am 27.07.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1879-1360 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.08.012 |