Acoustic Neuroma: Assessing the Quality of Life by the Scale PANQOL of Patients Operated or Supervised

Last updated: June 28, 2019
Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Ear Infections

Vestibular Hypofunction

Hearing Loss

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04004377
CHUBX 2018/39
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study has investigated the quality of life of patients with vestibular schwannoma using this specific scale prospectively, whether treated surgically or monitored.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • be in possession of an acoustic neuroma (or vestibular schwannoma) confirmed in MRI,unilateral, unoperated

  • Age over 18 years

  • patient insured or beneficiary of a social security scheme

  • free, informed and express

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of surgery of the angle ponto-cerebellar or otologic

  • Neurofibromatosis type 2

  • Cons-indication to MRI

  • psychiatric pathology

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Study Design

Total Participants: 200
Study Start date:
December 05, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
December 05, 2020

Study Description

The PANQOL scale (Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life) is a specific questionnaire containing 26 items Interviewing 7 areas: hearing, balance, facial expression, anxiety, vitality, pain, and 'general health. The score is encrypted from 0 to 100, and the highest score is a reflection of the best possible quality of life. This score has been translated from French into English and validated according to the reverse translation rules by usual Oddon et al.

Three questions for this score were added, evaluating quality of life parameters that seem particularly interesting: the first regarding the difficulties in driving, the second questioning the recovery of a "normal" life, and the third assessing difficulties in working life.

The questionnaires are sent to the patient in the form of a custom web link generated on the online survey platform SurveyMonkey, and integrated into the body of an email sent from the mailbox of the investigator Hospital. There is any identifying or indirectly identifying data on the questionnaire online, guaranteeing protection of the rights of the individual. Only the principal investigator and co-investigator retain the link between the coded identity of persons undergoing research used to associate personal health data and their name (s) and name (s) (correspondence table retained securely to the paper).

Connect with a study center

  • University Hospital, Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

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