Prevalence of ENT Diseseas

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• Conditions: Military Induction Board; ENT Disease; Long COVID; ENT Surgery; Rhinosinusitis Chronic; HPV Vaccine; HPV Infection; Conscripts; Rhinosinusitis

• Registration Number: NCT06105346
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Graz

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study will be to evaluate in conscripts at the military induction board the prevalence of rhinosinusitis, the prevalence of HPV vaccinations, the prevalence of hearing impairments and the prevalence of long-COVID symptoms and further, to evaluate different factors that influence on the one hand the prevalence (urban-bred, non-urban-bred) and on the other hand symptoms (ENT-surgeries in medical history). Further, we want to evaluate if there is a correlation between subjective symptoms and apparated-based diagnostic investigations.

Therefore, questionnaires and data of medical examinations, aquired routinely at the military induction board, will be analysed.

Detailed Description

Rhinosinusitis is a very common complaint at ENT departments, whereby symptoms of the underlying disease are varying. Therefore, there is growing interest in prevalence of rhinosinusitis including differences in prevalence's depending on where the patient grew up. Further, there is growing interest in answering the question if different factors, including ENT-surgeries in medical history have an impact on symptoms of rhinosinusitis.

Within the past few years there is growing interest in carring out as many HPV-vaccinations as possible in order to reduce the prevalence of HPV-associated cancers.

Further, in adolescents there is a growing number of hearing impairments, including hearing loss and/or sounds in the ears.

Next, since the beginning of the COVID pandemic there are very common complaints in adult and pediatric patients about persistent medical problems for weeks or months after an acute SARS-CoV-2-infection and cannot be explained by another diagnosis, called long- Covid disease.

The military induction board of conscripts enables access to data from a cross-section of the population, with common characteristics of gender and age.

In the present study we want therefore to evaluate in conscripts at the military induction board the prevalence of rhinosinusitis, the prevalence of HPV vaccinations, the prevalence of hearing impairments and the prevalence of long-COVID symptoms and further, to evaluate different factors that influence on the one hand the prevalence (urban-bred, non-urban-bred) and on the other hand symptoms (ENT-surgeries in medical history). Further, we want to evaluate if there is a correlation between subjective symptoms and apparated-based diagnostic investigations.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-27
• Study Start: 2023-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-01
• Study Completion: 2026-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 10000

Inclusion Criteria

• participation of the military induction board of conscripts
• consent for participation obtained by the conscripts
• completed questionnaire (with at least 50% completeness of each subcategory)
• participation of medical examination

Exclusion Criteria

• no consent for participation in the study by the conscripts
• incomplete questionnaire (with less than 50% completeness of each subcategory)
• no participation of medical examination.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of long-COVID disease	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess whether there is a difference in prevalence of long-COVID disease in vaccinated conscripts compared to no-vaccinated conscripts.
Prevalence of hearing impairment	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess whether there is a difference in prevalence of hearing impairment in urban-bred conscripts compared to non-urban-bred conscripts.
Prevalence of rhinosinusitis	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess whether there is a difference in prevalence of rhinosinusitis in urban-bred conscripts compared to non-urban-bred conscripts.
Prevalence of human papilloma virus vaccination	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess whether there is a difference in prevalence of human papilloma virus vaccinations in urban-bred conscripts compared to non-urban-bred conscripts.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of hearing impairment	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To analyse demographic data in conscripts with hearing impairment
Prevalence of long-COVID	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To analyse demographic data in conscripts with long-COVID
Prevalence of rhinosinusitis	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To analyse demographic data in conscripts with rhinosinusitis
Prevalence of human papilloma virus vaccines	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccinations and in dependent of that prevalence of HPV vaccines among conscripts at the military induction board
Prevalence of COVID-19 infection	Through data collection, an average of 1 week	To assess the prevalence of previous COVID 19 infections in conscripts at the military induction board