Fig. 2From: Unification of Treatments and Interventions for Tinnitus Patients (UNITI): a study protocol for a multi-center randomized clinical trialRandomization. Eligible participants will be stratified according to their level of tinnitus distress and their level of hearing loss. In a first step, stratification will be conducted based on the THI score into a low and high tinnitus distress group. In the following step 2, participants’ hearing level will be used for stratification into one group with and one group without a hearing aid indication. Patients, who are already wearing a hearing aid for 3 months before screening are automatically allocated to the no hearing aid indication group. In a final step, participants will be randomly allocated to a treatment arm comprised of single or combinatory interventionsBack to article page