Prospective study - detecting incidence and recovery of impaired inner ear function with Gentamicin use

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Gentamicin vestibulotoxicity; Sepsis treated with Gentamicin; Ear - Other ear disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000689875
• Lead Sponsor: Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must: be able to give consent prior to or while being treated at Wellington Hospital or Hutt Valley Hospital. The only inclusion criteria at day 1 will be treatment or pending treatment with IV Gentamicin within 24 hrs of measurement of the VOR gain.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients so unwell that they do not wish to have their head moved or who decline testing or who are regarded by the examiner as being too ill to adequately co-operate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified