Cognitive Training for Adults With Bothersome Tinnitus: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Individuals with tinnitus have poorer working memory, slower processing speeds and reaction times, and deficiencies in selective attention, all of which interfere with readiness and performance. Brain Fitness Program-Tinnitus (BFP-T) is a cognitive training program specially designed to exploit neuroplasticity for preservation and expansion of cognitive health in adults with tinnitus.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of the BFP-T on tinnitus.

Design, setting, and participants

This open-label, intention-to-treat randomized clinical trial prescreened 191 patients with tinnitus and 64 healthy controls (HCs) from June 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013. Participants were 40 adults with bothersome tinnitus for more than 6 months and 20 age-matched HCs. Patients w

SUBMITTER: Kallogjeri D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824313 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature