Evaluation of Auditory Fatigue in Medical Regulation Assistants

NCT02384681 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2014-A01904-43
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Auditory monitoring of employees is currently based on pure-tone audiometry. However, this clinical examination does not prevent from deafness but established it a posteriori. From a preventive standpoint, it is important to detect hearing professional pain before the development of irreversible(s) clinical(s) symptom(s). The investigators' hypothesis is that auditory fatigue results from damages of primary and secondary central auditory pathways involving cognitive processes. The assessment of auditory fatigue includes the evaluation of speech intelligibility, short-term memory, working memory and perceived mental task load. The main objective of this study is to identify, among regulating medical assistants working with headset, a central auditory fatigue.

Conditions

Auditory Fatigue

Keywords

Speech intelligibility; Short-term memory; Working memory; Perceived mental task load

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in speech intelligibility

  Before and after the 12-hour auditory exposure

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in perceived mental task load

  During (after 2-hour auditory exposure) and after the 12-hour auditory exposure

• Change in short-term memory

  Before and after the 12-hour auditory exposure

• Change in working memory

  Before and after the 12-hour auditory exposure

Study Arms (2)

Exposed

Medical regulation assistants working with headset

Other: Exposure to auditory fatigue

Non-Exposed

Participants working without headset

Interventions

Exposure to auditory fatigue OTHER

12-hour auditory exposure

Exposed

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Medical regulation assistants working with or without headset

You may qualify if:

• Participants without hearing loss and without ontological antecedents in the past 5 years
• Participants gave their written informed consent
• Participants are affiliated to the french social welfare
• Preliminary clinical examination

You may not qualify if:

• Ontological antecedents in the past 5 years
• Pathology of the external or middle ear
• Abnormality in audiometric examination
• Participants already enrolled in an other research protocol
• Participants covered by articles L.1121-5 à L.1121-8 et L.1122-1-2 of the French Public Health Code

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Nancy, France: collaborator
• Central Hospital, Nancy, France: lead
• University of Lorraine: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital of Nancy

Nancy, 54000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Speech Intelligibility

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech; Verbal Behavior; Communication; Behavior

Study Officials

• Parietti-Winkler Cécile, MD, PhD

  Central Hospital, Nancy, France

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Parietti-Winkler Cécile, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+33 383 852 032; c.parietti@chu-nancy.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: University Professor - Hospital Practitioner

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2015
• First Posted: March 10, 2015
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2015
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 10, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

FR (1)