Diabetes Complications and Hearing Loss

NCT06190938 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Observation
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 87
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Observation study, shows the relation between diabetes, its neurological and optical complication and hearing loss, by asking participants questions about there age,BMI,job,the history of any cataract,diabetes retinopathy or heart attack,hypertension,swollen or tingling legs and take there consent to measure the hearing impairment.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Complications; Hearing Loss

Keywords

Diabetes retinopathy; Cataract

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Demographic characteristics were classified into four groups: Gender, Financial status, Educational level, and Profession.

  Gender was either male or female. Income was divided into three categories: Low Income (those who were unable to provide even the basics for themselves), Fair Income (basics and some additional expenses), and High Income. Professions were divided into four types: Retired, Housewife, Worker and Student. Educational degree was categorized as Lower than High School, High School, or Higher than High School. Hypertension was measured and considered higher than normal when exceeded 140/90 mmHg. Both height and weight were measured to calculate the BMI of each subject. Weight was measured in kilograms. Height was measured in meters. BMI that scored less than 25, between 25-30, 30 or more was considered, underweight normal, and obese respectively. "The number of patients diagnosed with diabetes who showed signs of hearing impairment at certain stages of their lives, and how this related to other neurological signs, is being investigated.

  The study took 6 months to finish it with hard work, it was hard to reach our participants so it tooks 2 weeks from us for each participant to finish our survey

Study Arms (1)

The relation between diabetes, its neurological and optical complications with hearing loss

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

We collected participants from the clinical of Damascus hospital

You may qualify if:

• Diabetics who signed consent for the study.
• Diabetics who have filled out the form completely.
• Diabetics who have undergone a pure tone hearing screening test .

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with glandular disease causing hearing loss.
• Patients with traumatic ear injury.
• Patients who have recently had a middle or inner ear infection.
• History of acoustic neuroma.
• Patients are under active treatment with medications that have a toxic effect on the auditory cells.
• Patients with diabetic foot.
• The patient's occupation or residence is within a noisy environment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Syrian Private University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mohamad Zaid Ahmad Abdalla

Damascus, Syria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Complications; Hearing Loss; Cataract

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Hearing Disorders; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Lens Diseases; Eye Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 2 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr in Damascus university in general internal medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2023
• First Posted: January 5, 2024
• Study Start: June 23, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 12, 2022
• Study Completion: December 22, 2022
• Last Updated: January 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SY (1)