Guided Internet-based versus face-to-face clinical care in the management of tinnitus: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) guideline schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments for both intervention groups

Study period	Enrolment	Intervention	Post-intervention	Follow-up
Measurement time point	T₀ (baseline)	Lasting 2 months on average	T₁ (2–3 months after baseline)	T₂ (2 months post- intervention)
Enrolment
Informed consent	X
Online screening questionnaire	X
Telephone screening	X
Intervention allocation		X
Assessments
Tinnitus Functional Index	X		X	X
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory	X		X	X
Insomnia Severity Index	X		X	X
Patient Health Questionnaire	X		X	X
Generalised Anxiety Disorder	X		X	X
Hyperacusis Questionnaire	X		X	X
Hearing Handicap Inventory	X		X	X
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire	X		X	X
Satisfaction with Life Scale	X		X	X
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory-Screening Version		Weekly for 8 weeks
Post-intervention telephone call			X

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