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Validation of uHear™ as a Screening Tool to Detect Hearing Impairment in Older Cancer Patients Within a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment - BIS

Completed
Conditions
Older Cancer Patients
Registration Number
NCT02662998
Lead Sponsor
General Hospital Groeninge
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to validate uHear™, an iOS-based tool, as a screening tool to detect significant hearing impairment as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment in patients aged 70 years and older. The pass or fail screening cut-off is defined as having two or more consecutive hearing grades starting from the moderate-severe threshold zone ranging from 0.5 - 2.0 kHz.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients should have reached the age of 70 or more at enrolment
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of solid cancer or hematologic malignancy. All stages of cancer are eligible
  • Patients should be fluent in Dutch or French
  • Patients must receive their primary oncology care in the participating hospital
  • Patients should be cognitively capable of performing the audiology assessment
  • Patients should be scheduled to receive a CGA
  • Patients should have signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who do not match the above inclusion criteria
  • Patients presenting with clinically diagnosed Meniere's disease, retrocochlear hearing loss, autoimmune inner ear disease, fluctuating hearing loss or a history of sudden sensory neural hearing loss
  • Patients who already have a hearing aid or a previously diagnosed hearing loss

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Validation of uHear™ with its new scoring method as a screening tool to detect hearing loss in older cancer patientsbaseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Hospital Groeninge, Cancer Center

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Kortrijk, Belgium

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