PEACH Questionnaire Study (QaPEACH)

Hearing Quality of Life of Children With Hearing Aids: Study Based on the PEACH Questionnaire

There are few or no questionnaires in French on the hearing quality of life of children with hearing aids.

The objectives of the study are to measure the hearing quality of life of children with hearing aid and / or cochlear implants and to compare the hearing quality of life according to the type of hearing aid (hearing aid and / or cochlear implant).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Deafness
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: The Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH)

Detailed Description

There are few or no questionnaires in French on the hearing quality of life of children with hearing aids.

The study will allow an evaluation of the quality of life benefit of hearing rehabilitation at different ages and with varying levels of deafness.

The translated questionnaire for the study will be given to the parents of the child after a sure diagnosis of the child's degree of deafness and at least 1 month of hearing aids. The translated is proposed by Necker Hospital Pediatric ENT department.

The objectives of the study are to measure the hearing quality of life of children with hearing aid and / or cochlear implants and to compare the hearing quality of life according to the type of hearing aid (hearing aid and / or cochlear implant).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 130

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Paris, France, 75015
    • Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 10 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients followed by the Pediatric ENT department of Necker-Enfants Malades hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Minors aged 2 to 10 years (inclusive)
• Patients followed in consultation at Necker Hospital in the Pediatric ENT department
• With a slight to deep bilateral deafness
• Auditory experience with hearing aid and / or cochlear implant bilateral for more than 1 month
• holders of parental authority not opposed to participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-wearing of hearing aid and / or implant over the last month
• malfunction of hearing aids and / or implant
• Non-understanding of the French language by parents

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patients with bilateral deafness; Patients aged 2 to 10 years with bilateral deafness, wearing an amplifier device and / or a cochlear implant.	Other: The Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH); The Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) will be completed once.; Other Names: Questionnaire

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Hearing quality of life	Score at the Peach questionnaire: qualitative assessment of the perception with the equipment in various modalities of everyday life. The Peach questionnaire is composed of 13 questions with the possibility of setting a score between 0 (never) and 4 (always). Each questionnaire gives an average of the embarrassment of the children in the silence and in the noise. The results will give the opportunity to change the settings, evaluate the quality of the hearing aid and the change them if it is necessary.	Day 0

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Difference of score to the Peach questionnaire according to the type of hearing aids	Difference of scores according to the hearing aid: Bilateral hearing aid,; Bilateral cochlear implant,; A cochlear implant on one side and an auditory device on the other. The Peach questionnaire is composed of 13 questions with the possibility of setting a score between 0 (never) and 4 (always). Each questionnaire gives an average of the embarrassment of the children in the silence and in the noise. The results will give the opportunity to change the settings, evaluate the quality of the hearing aid and the change them if it is necessary.	Day 0
Difference of score to the Peach questionnaire according to the type of deafness	Difference of scores according to the degree of deafness as well as the origin of deafness: congenital non-evolutive, evolutive. The Peach questionnaire is composed of 13 questions with the possibility of setting a score between 0 (never) and 4 (always). Each questionnaire gives an average of the embarrassment of the children in the silence and in the noise. The results will give the opportunity to change the settings, evaluate the quality of the hearing aid and the change them if it is necessary.	Day 0

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Collaborators: URC Necker Cochin, France
• Investigators: Study Director: Tabatha DERAY, Hearing Care Professional, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris; Principal Investigator: Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 7, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): November 18, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 12, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 5, 2025
• Last Verified: September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Deafness in children; The Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) in french
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Ear Diseases; Hearing Loss; Hearing Disorders; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms; Deafness; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Investigative Techniques; Epidemiologic Methods; Data Collection; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Surveys and Questionnaires
• Other Study ID Numbers: APHP211111; 2021-A01468-33 (Other Identifier: ID RCB number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No