BACKGROUND: Subjective @entity392 (ST) is a frequent audiologic condition that still requires effective treatment. This study aimed at evaluating two therapeutic approaches: Virtual Reality (VR) immersion in auditory and visual 3D environments and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). METHODS: This open, randomized and therapeutic equivalence trial used bilateral testing of VR versus CBT. Adult @entity1 displaying unilateral or predominantly unilateral ST, and fulfilling inclusion criteria were included after giving their written informed consent. We measured the different therapeutic effect by comparing the mean scores of validated questionnaires and visual analog scales, pre and post protocol. Equivalence was established if both strategies did not differ for more than a predetermined limit. We used univariate and multivariate analysis adjusted on baseline values to assess treatment efficacy. In addition of this trial, purely exploratory comparison to a waiting list group (WL) was provided. RESULTS: Between August, 2009 and November, 2011, 148 of 162 screened @entity1 were enrolled (VR n  =  61, CBT n  =  58, WL n  =  29). These groups did not differ at baseline for demographic data. Three month after the end of the treatment, we didn't find any difference between VR and CBT groups either for @entity392 severity (p  =  0.99) or @entity392 handicap (p  =  0.36). CONCLUSION: VR appears to be at least as effective as CBT in unilateral ST @entity1 .

Auditory and visual 3D virtual reality therapy as a new treatment for chronic subjective XXXX : Results of a randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity392 :: ('MESH:D014012', 'Disease') :: ['tinnitus']
@entity392 :: (MESH:D014012,Disease) :: ['tinnitus']
