Otosclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria otosclerosis patients: - Age = 18; - Otosclerosis based on a clinical history of progressive hearing loss and pure-tone audiometry showing a conductive hearing loss with an air-bone gap of 15 dB nHL or more in the range of 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz; - Scheduled or on the waiting list for primary stapes surgery; - Willingness and ability to fulfill the questionnaires outlined in the research protocol; - Good understanding of the Dutch language. Inclusion criteria healthy controls: - Age between 30 and 60 years; - Willingness and ability to fulfill the questionnaires outlined in the research protocol; - Good understanding of the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria otosclerosis patients: - Scheduled or on the waiting list for revision stapes surgery; - Disability that could interfere with audiometric evaluation and/or questionnaire fulfillment. Exclusion criteria healthy controls: - A history of hearing loss, ear disease (with the exception of uncomplicated acute otitis or otitis media with effusion in childhood) or previous middle ear surgery (with the exception of the placement of ventilation tubes in childhood); - Disability that could interfere with questionnaire fulfillment.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reliability and responsiveness of the translated SPOT-25 | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Validity of the translated SPOT-25 | — |
Contacts
Public ContactInge Wegner
University Medical Center Utrecht
Outcome results
None listed