Factors that contribute to the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for tinnitus treatment

The recent article by Landgrebe et al. [1] was of interest to me because my research team used similar protocols in our clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for tinnitus treatment [2]. Landgrebe et al. reported that 10 sessions of real rTMS were not superior to 10 comparable sessions of sham rTMS in their multi-site trial involving 146 patients with chronic tinnitus. By contrast, our results [2] indicated that 10 sessions of real rTMS were significantly superior to sham rTMS for reducing tinnitus severity in a population of 64 participants.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research