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Association Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Treated by Radiotherapy Alone or With Chemotherapy: a Prospective and Multicenter Study

Association Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Treated by Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy or Exclusive Radiotherapy: a Prospective and Multicenter Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of the AURACCO study is to evaluate the association between the onset of tinnitus and hearing loss in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer treated by concomitant chemoradiotherapy or exclusive radiotherapy

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
140 (estimated)
First submitted
5 May 2023
Start date
9 Mar 2023
Primary completion date
9 Jul 2027
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
NCT number
NCT05946577

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 140
  • From 9 Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, 9 Jul 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Patients treated with weekly cisplatin

Other illness

  • Patient fitted for hearing disorders
  • Significant cognitive disorders that may compromise the performance of the various assessments

Other

  • Tinnitus grade ≥ 2 according to the SOMA-LENT scale
  • Patient's refusal to participate in research

Who the study is looking for

  • Patient with locally advanced or post-operative ENT cancer with high risk of recurrence
  • Patient ≥ 18 years
  • Absence of prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Patient eligible for chemotherapy with cisplatin according to the standard regimen: radiotherapy delivering 60-70 Gy in 30-35 fractions spread over 6 to 7 weeks associated with chemotherapy with cisplatin 100 mg/m2 every 3 weeks (i.e. at week 1, 4 and 7)
  • Patient ineligible for cisplatin chemotherapy receiving:
    • Either exclusive radiotherapy (age \> 70 years, contraindication: renal failure, patient wearing a device): radiotherapy delivering 60-70 Gy in 30-35 fractions spread over 6 to 7 weeks.
    • either chemoradiotherapy with a chemotherapy protocol different from the standard scheme (due to a contraindication to cisplatin): radiotherapy delivering 60-70 Gy in 30-35 fractions spread over 6 to 7 weeks associated with non-standard chemotherapy ototoxic (cetuximab or carboplatin-5FU)

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Radiotherapy Oncology Service TENON Hospital
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ParisFranceRecruiting

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