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Hearing Aid Versus Surgical Rehabilitation as Treatment of Otosclerosis: Pilot Study

NCT02456272 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-12-10

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Summary

This is a French pilot study in the Toulouse University Hospital that will include a minimum of 30 patients with proven unilateral or asymmetric otosclerosis. Each one will receive a hearing aid for a minimum of 2 months and then undergo otosclerosis surgery.

Conditions

  • Otosclerosis

Interventions

DEVICE

External hearing aid

The external hearing aid (monaural) with an auditory prosthesis contour type, brand PHONAK type Bolero Q70 will be provided to the patients during a minimum of 2 months.For reasons of standardization and comparability of results, only one type of prosthesis (medium-high range) will be provided. The settings will be performed by audiologists of ENT service during the inclusion visit.

PROCEDURE

Otosclerosis surgery

Surgical restoration of the columellar effect consists of the intraoperative verification of the stapedo-vestibular ankylosis which provides diagnostic. Then a stapedotomy (laser or Ototool°) is performed and partial ossicular prosthesis s inserted between stapedotomy and the long process of the incus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Toulouse

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mathieu MARX, MD · Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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