NCT00140699

Brief Summary

Balance disorders in children are poorly known, underestimated, and rarely assessed. Technologies to assess balance in children are almost non-existent, apart from a few exceptions. Such technologies are routinely used in adults for some decades, and are of considerable contribution in the diagnosis and treatment of adults balance disorders. The aim of this study is :

  1. 1.to assess objectively children balance disorders.
  2. 2.to provide technologies suitable for children balance assessement.
  3. 3.to study children balance disorders suffering from sensorineural hearing loss.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
240

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 30, 2005

Completed
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First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 1, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

April 27, 2007

Status Verified

April 1, 2007

First QC Date

August 30, 2005

Last Update Submit

April 26, 2007

Conditions

Deaf Children

Keywords

Children, Hearing loss, Balance control, Sensory inputs

Interventions

BalanceBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Years - 14 Years
Sexall
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy group :
  • Normal neurological status
  • Normal visual status
  • Normal ENT status
  • TEOE present
  • Informed consent aproved and signed
  • Sensorineural hearing loss group :
  • Normal neurological status
  • Normal visual status
  • Otitis media or endocochlear hearing loss
  • In the case of otitis, flat curve at tympanometry
  • Transmissional aspect at BAERs
  • Informed consent aproved and signed

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, 69395, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hearing DisordersEar DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesSensation DisordersNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Chantal Ferber-Viart, MD, PhD

    Hospices Civils de Lyon

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 30, 2005

First Posted

September 1, 2005

Last Updated

April 27, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-04

Locations

FR(1)