Validation of uHear™ as a Screening Tool to Detect Hearing Impairment in Older Cancer Patients Within a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment - BIS (UHEAR-BIS)

February 14, 2018 updated by: Dr. Philip Debruyne, General Hospital Groeninge
The aim of this study is to validate uHear™, an iOS-based tool, as a screening tool to detect significant hearing impairment as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment in patients aged 70 years and older. The pass or fail screening cut-off is defined as having two or more consecutive hearing grades starting from the moderate-severe threshold zone ranging from 0.5 - 2.0 kHz.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

45

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Kortrijk, Belgium, 8500
        • General Hospital Groeninge, Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

70 years and older (OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

This trial will recruit older patients with a minimum age of 70 years old who have been diagnosed with a solid tumour or hematologic malignancy, who are eligible for an oncogeriatric evaluation.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients should have reached the age of 70 or more at enrolment
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of solid cancer or hematologic malignancy. All stages of cancer are eligible
  • Patients should be fluent in Dutch or French
  • Patients must receive their primary oncology care in the participating hospital
  • Patients should be cognitively capable of performing the audiology assessment
  • Patients should be scheduled to receive a CGA
  • Patients should have signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not match the above inclusion criteria
  • Patients presenting with clinically diagnosed Meniere's disease, retrocochlear hearing loss, autoimmune inner ear disease, fluctuating hearing loss or a history of sudden sensory neural hearing loss
  • Patients who already have a hearing aid or a previously diagnosed hearing loss

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Validation of uHear™ with its new scoring method as a screening tool to detect hearing loss in older cancer patients
Time Frame: baseline
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 15, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

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