Investigation of the auditory pathway in single-sided deaf patients with FDG PET

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015477

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-03

Start date

2018-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

H90.3 H90.4

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective analysis (visual and quantitative) of PET CT images of the skull from patients with asymmetric hearing loss (time span: 01.01.2018 - 01.09.2018). All PET CT were performed for c

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: asymmetric hearing loss, FDG-PET (FDG=fluorodeoxyglucose) images due to a clinical indication with high quality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: younger than 18 years of age, no asymmetric hearing loss

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PET CT: Glucose metabolism of the primary auditory cortex contralateral to the poorer hearing ear (PET CTs were performed before a cochlea implantation due to clinical reasons)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
PET CT: Side comparison of the glucose metabolism of the primary auditory cortex (PET CTs were performed before a cochlea implantation due to clinical reasons)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIva Speck

HNO-Uniklinik Freiburg

iva.speck@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761/270-41964

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026