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CompletedNCT02493686Updated Nov 16, 2020

Age Dependence of Audiometric Bone Conduction Threshold in Normal Hearing Subjects

An observational study in Air Bone Gap, sponsored by University of Zurich. Completed. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 79 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-11-16.

Sponsored by University of Zurich · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,093
Ages
20 Years to 79 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Examination of the bone conduction of persons which according to the pure tone audiogram have a normal age related hearing threshold in the air conduction.

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Conditions studied

  • Air Bone Gap
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich is the lead sponsor of 1,030 studies on the registry; 130 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 79 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Persons which have a normal hearing threshold level in the airconduction.

Inclusion criteria

  • All pure tone audiograms recorded and available in the system from the beginning of measurement as follows:
  • age related normal hearing threshold level with air conducted pure tone audiogram

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • age younger than 20 years
  • if inclusion criteria not given
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
1,093 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testaudiogram

    hearing test

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Bone conduction Threshold/ Air bone gap in normal hearing subject in relation to age

    from the initial establishment of the database until collection of the data

    Time frame: 1960 - 2014 (54 years)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Air bone gap changes in individuals who have received more than one Audiogram

    Time frame: 1960 - 2014 (54 years)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 16, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02493686
Lead sponsor
University of Zurich
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 9, 2015
Start date
Sep 2014
Primary completion
Aug 2015
Completion
Nov 2020
Last update
Nov 16, 2020

Study contacts

Rudolf Probst, Prof.
study director · University Hospital Zurich, clinic othorhinolaryngology, 8091 Zurich

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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