The impact of injury of the chorda tympani nerve during primary stapes surgery and primary cochlear implantation on taste function, quality of life and food preferences

Recruiting

• Conditions: 10069888; ageusia; hypogeusia; taste disturbance; 10027584

• Registration Number: NL-OMON51173
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

- Signed informed consent form
- Age >= 18 years
- Patients who are planned to undergo primary stapes surgery or primary
cochlear implantation
- Willingness and ability to participate in all scheduled procedures outlined
in the research protocol
- Good understanding of the Dutch language

Exclusion Criteria

- Previous middle ear surgery (with the exception of the placement of
ventilation tubes in childhood)
- History of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
- History of facial nerve palsy
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Disability that could interfere with taste evaluation and/or questionnaire
fulfilment
- Pregnancy
- History of orofacial pain
- History of dysesthesia in the orofacial region
- Local evidence of a pathological condition of the oral mucosa

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter will be the 6 weeks postoperative amount of identified<br /><br>taste strips of the ipsilateral tongue of the operated ear. The range for<br /><br>possible scores is 0 to 20. </p><br>