| Title |
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus compared to Internet-delivered mindfulness for tinnitus: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial / |
| Authors |
Eimontas, Jonas ; Gegieckaitė, Goda ; Asačiova, Irena ; Stičinskaitė, Nikol ; Arcimavičiūtė, Livija ; Savickaitė, Dovilė ; Vaitkūnaitė-Zubriakovienė, Donata ; Polianskis, Marius ; Gans, Jennifer ; Beukes, Eldre ; Manchaiah, Vinaya ; Andersson, Gerhard ; Lesinskas, Eugenijus |
| DOI |
10.1186/s13063-023-07299-9 |
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| Is Part of |
Trials.. London : BioMed Central Ltd. 2023, vol. 24, iss. 1, art. no. 269, p. [1-12].. eISSN 1745-6215 |
| Keywords [eng] |
CBT ; cognitive behavioral therapy ; ICBT ; iMBTSR ; internet-delivered interventions ; MBTSR ; mindfulness ; RCT ; tinnitus ; tinnitus distress |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background: Tinnitus affects around 15% of the population and can be a debilitating condition for a sizeable part of them. However, effective evidence-based treatments are scarce. One recommended treatment for tinnitus is cognitive behavioral therapy which has been found to be effective when delivered online. However, more treatments including mindfulness-based interventions have been studied recently in an attempt to facilitate the availability of effective treatments. There are promising findings showing great effects in reducing tinnitus-induced distress and some evidence about the efficacy of such intervention delivered online. However, there is a lack of evidence on how these two treatments compare against one another. Therefore, the aim of this study will be to compare Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus against an Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction intervention in a three-armed randomized controlled trial with a waiting list control condition. Methods: This study will be a randomized controlled trial seeking to recruit Lithuanian-speaking individuals suffering from chronic tinnitus. The self-report measure Tinnitus Handicap Inventory will be used. Self-referred participants will be randomized into one of three study arms: Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy, Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction intervention, or a waiting-list control group. Post-treatment measures will be taken at the end of the 8-week-long intervention (or waiting). Long-term efficacy will be measured 3 and 12 months post-treatment. Discussion: Internet-delivered interventions offer a range of benefits for delivering evidence-based treatments. This is the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare Internet-delivered CBT and MBTSR for tinnitus in a non-inferiority trial. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05705323. Registered on January 30, 2023. |
| Published |
London : BioMed Central Ltd |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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