Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus in the UK: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tinnitus is one of the most distressing hearing-related symptoms. Innovative ways of managing tinnitus distress and the related healthcare burden of treating tinnitus are required. An internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) intervention has been developed in Sweden to improve access to evidence-based tinnitus treatments. This study aims to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of iCBT in reducing the impact associated with tinnitus, in the UK. It, furthermore, aims to establish whether there are subgroups of tinnitus sufferers for whom this iCBT intervention may be more suitable.

Methods and analysis

A two-armed randomised control trial--with a 1-year follow-up design--will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of iCBT on tinnitus distress. A d

SUBMITTER: Beukes EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4593165 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature