Beukes, Eldre W., Andersson, Gerhard, Allen, Peter M., Manchaiah, Vinaya and Baguley, David
(2018)
Guided Internet-based versus face-to-face clinical care in the treatment of tinnitus: a multicentre randomized non-inferiority trial.
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
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ISSN 2168-619X
(In Press)
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Abstract
Importance: Accessible clinical care is not always available to those with distressing tinnitus. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy has potential to increase access to evidence-based tinnitus services. Research comparing the effectiveness of this intervention with face to face care is required.
Objective: To evaluate whether an Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy intervention is at least as effective as established individualized face-to-face care in reducing tinnitus distress and tinnitus-related difficulties.
Design: A randomized, multi-centre, two-arm parallel group, non-inferiority trial with 2-month follow-up was run between October 2016 and July 2017. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to either intervention using variable permuted block sizes of four and six.
Setting: The experimental group received the Internet-intervention online while the active control undertook the usual face-to-face tinnitus care at one of three UK-based National Health Service hospitals.
Participants: Adults that had been referred to their local tinnitus clinics due to bothersome tinnitus, were invited to participate (n =374). 92 participants were randomized (experimental n = 46; control n= 46), of which 88 completed the immediate post-intervention assessment and 72 completed follow-up assessment measures.
Interventions: Participants were randomized to receive either 8 weeks of guided Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy or 2-3 individualized face-to-face appointments in a tinnitus clinic.
Main Outcome measures: The primary outcome was a change in tinnitus distress (as assessed by the Tinnitus Functional Index). Secondary assessment measures were included for insomnia, anxiety, depression, hearing disability, hyperacusis, cognitive failures, and satisfaction with life.
Results: The between-group difference in the Tinnitus Functional Index scores at post-intervention of 5.19 (95% CI -4.17 to 14.53) and 5.18 (95% CI -4.17 to 14.53) at follow-up, fell within the non-inferiority margin of 13 points for the lower 95% confidence interval. For the secondary outcomes, only outcomes for insomnia fell outside the non-inferiority margin, at both post-intervention and follow-up, favouring the iCBT group.
Conclusions and Relevance: This is the first trial to compare an Internet-based intervention with standard individualized care for tinnitus. It demonstrates that both interventions were equally effective for reducing tinnitus distress and most tinnitus-related difficulties.
Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov: Identifier: NCT02665975
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| Schools/Departments: |
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Clinical Neuroscience |
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Sep 2018 10:23 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Feb 2019 11:40 |
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/54957 |
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