The Effects of Hearing Aids on Static and Subjective Balance in Patients with Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Registration Number
- KCT0008163
- Lead Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
1) = 18 and < 70 years of age
2) pure-tone averages (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz) = 25 dB HL and = 70 dB HL in both ears
3) complaints of dizziness (reporting a score = 1 point on the visual analogue scale, VAS)
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who were unable to walk independently and had a history of congenital malformations in the central and auditory nervous systems were excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean center of gravity sway velocity of the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of the Korean Dizziness Handicap Inventory