Electrophysiological Studies of Auditory Functions and CSF Analyses in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The study will analyze the auditory functions of patients with Multiple Sclerosis using auditory tests like pure tone auditory test, speech perception test, Auditory Brain Response (ABR) and Distortion Product Otoacustic Emission (DPOAE). CSF will be collected by lumbar puncture and analyzed looking for inflammatory markers. The results of DPOAE and CSF will be correlated to identify statistically significant correlation.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 40
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• age \>18 and \<50,
• no history of hearing loss,
• no psychiatric condition
• no familial history of otosclerosis/deafness/genetic hearing loss
• patients with PD and/or MS.
Locations
Other Locations
Italy
Arianna Di Stadio
RECRUITING
Catania
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Control
Healthy patients between 20 and 40 years
MS group
Patient with Relapsing Remitting MS age between 20 and 40 years
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Catania
Collaborators: Hannover Medical School