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Tinnitus: early-phase trial registry
9 of 26 indexed Tinnitus trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #627 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
26 US clinical trials · 9 currently recruiting · #627 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Tinnitus: 26 US clinical trials tracked, 9 recruiting.
Tinnitus is the subject of 26 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 9 of them currently open to new participants. 3 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 5 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is US Department of Veterans Affairs, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition tinnitus
OPEN 9 | RECR 35% | LATE 3 | EARLY 5 | RANK #627 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Cervical Carcinoma (35% recruiting · 26 trials)
Tinnitus lists 9 open slots (35% of 26 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Tinnitus on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Tinnitus is recruiting below its size-band peers.
9 of 26 indexed trials (34.6%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Tinnitus trials is spread across many organizations.
US Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for 3 of 26 trials (11.5%). 16 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Tinnitus enrolment sits around 80 participants.
Median target enrolment is 80 among the 25 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 13 of those (52%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Tinnitus research is mostly interventional.
23 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (88.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
26 total, page 1 of 1
Treatment for PTSD and Tinnitus
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
NCT07106593
Treatment of Tinnitus With Migraine Medications
University of California, Irvine
NCT04404439
Notched Noise Therapy for Suppression of Tinnitus
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT04661995
External Therapy for Tinnitus Management
Restorear Devices
NCT07017998
Somatosensory Tinnitus RCT
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT05434637
An fMRI Investigation of the Effects of IV Lidocaine on Tinnitus
D. Bradley Welling, MD, PhD
NCT04192773
Noninvasive Therapy for Tinnitus
Restorear Devices
NCT07071480
Mindfulness Application Effects on Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Severe Tinnitus and Misophonia
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT06493825
Investigating EEG as a Biomarker for Tinnitus Improvement After Bimodal Stimulation
University of Minnesota
NCT07158034
Apple Hearing Study
Apple
NCT04172766
Management of Acute Tinnitus With Migraine Medications
University of California, Irvine
NCT06799169
Acoustic and Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus
University of California, Irvine
NCT03511807
Evaluation of Auditory Mirror-therapy for Tinnitus
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
NCT05710172
Assessment of Customized Bimodal Stimulation for Tinnitus
University of Minnesota
NCT07092033
TIDE Project: Biomarker Discovery for Chronic Tinnitus Diagnosis
University of Regensburg
NCT06520865
AM-101 in the Treatment of Acute Tinnitus 2
Auris Medical
NCT01803646
Multi-Site Evaluation of Progressive Tinnitus Management
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT01015781
Telephone Tinnitus Education for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT01129141
Evaluation of Treatment Methods for Clinically Significant Tinnitus
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00013390
Zinc to Treat Tinnitus in the Elderly
University of Iowa
NCT00683644
Clinical Trial of Sound-Based Versus Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus
VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
NCT03022084
Effect of rTMS on Resting State Brain Activity in Tinnitus
University of Arkansas
NCT00926237
The Efficacy of Incobotulinum Toxin A Injections for Treatment of Tinnitus: a Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Minnesota
NCT05650645
Pilot Study of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Area LC for Chronic Tinnitus
Paul Larson
NCT01988688
Using PET-CT to Target and Validate Low-frequency TMS as Treatment for Tinnitus
University of Arkansas
NCT00329524
Epidemiology of Hearing Loss in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Veterans
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00018486
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 3 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Tinnitus records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Tinnitus trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Tinnitus page
26 registered trials, 9 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 9 Tinnitus trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- US Department of Veterans Affairs sponsors the most Tinnitus trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See US Department of Veterans Affairs's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Tinnitus condition card totals 26 registered trials; most-linked intervention Wait List Control; top US site state Oregon. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.