Status:

RECRUITING

The Effect of Cancer Treatments on Speech Perception in Noise, Cognition, and Hearing-Related Quality of Life

Lead Sponsor:

Turku University Hospital

Conditions:

Cancer

Hearing Loss Ototoxic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

The study will assess the effect of cancer treatments on speech perception in noise, cognition, and hearing-related quality of life by monitoring 200 cancer patients receiving standard care for their ...

Detailed Description

The study will assess the effects of four different types of cancer treatments on speech perception in noise, hearing thresholds, cognition, and hearing-related quality of life over a follow-up period...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • written informed consent
  • native Finnish speaker
  • age-normative hearing
  • for participants in the treatment arms: diagnosis of a malignancy that will be treated with curative intent with any of the following: 1) Cisplatin as the main chemotherapeutic agent, 2) oxaliplatin as the main chemotherapeutic agent, 3) cisplatin-based chemoradiation therapy in the head and neck region, 4) radiation therapy in the head and neck region

Exclusion

  • inability to provide written informed consent
  • Current or prior major otological condition that has affected or has had the potential to affect hearing
  • Conductive or asymmetric sensorineural HL of any severity
  • Severe sensorineural HL
  • Prior malignancy treated with chemotherapeutics or radiation therapy
  • Prior use of ototoxic medications
  • Any significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the subject at risk by participation in the trial, or may influence the result of the trial.
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to the trial requirements.
  • For participants in the treatment arms:
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to trial medications or their ingredients
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding, aim of becoming pregnant during the trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 2 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

250 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06551857

Start Date

October 2 2024

End Date

December 31 2030

Last Update

April 16 2025

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland, 20521