TABLE 3.
Designation | Weeks since T1 | Assessment |
T1 | 0 | TFI, ITHQ, BAI, SDS, WHO-QoL-BREF |
T2 | 2 | TFI, ITHQ, BAI, SDS, WHO-QoL-BREF, blinding |
T3 | 8 | TFI, ITHQ, BAI, SDS, WHO-QoL-BREF |
T4 | 24 | TFI, ITHQ, BAI, SDS, WHO-QoL-BREF |
Six sessions of tDCS were applied in 2 weeks between T1 and T2. Adverse effects were assessed between T1 and T2 during each session. TFI, Tinnitus Functional Index; ITHQ, Iowa Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; SDS, Zung Self-rating Depression Scale; WHO-QoL, World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version.