Remote Audiometry to Monitor for Treatment-Related Hearing Loss in Patients With H&N SCC Receiving Cisplatin and/or Radiation

NCT ID: NCT06662058

Last Updated: 2025-04-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

118 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-12

Study Completion Date

2029-10-31

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial tests the impact of offering hearing tests (audiometry) close to home and remotely on participation in monitoring for treatment-related hearing loss in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer receiving cisplatin and/or radiation. Cisplatin, a chemotherapy often used to treat head and neck cancers, and radiation given near the ear can cause hearing loss in some patients. Hearing loss can have a major negative impact on quality of life, contributing to social isolation and frustration. Identifying hearing changes may allow treatment changes to prevent further loss. Audiometry measures hearing loss using a graphic record of the softest sounds that a person can hear at various frequencies. It is recommended patients have a hearing test before, during and after treatment to monitor for any hearing loss. This is usually done in the office and performed on the same day as other visits whenever possible, however, patients who live far away or have stage IV cancer, may have more difficulty coming back for hearing tests. Offering close to home and remote audiometry may improve monitoring for hearing loss in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer receiving cisplatin and/or radiation.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine whether a targeted intervention of remote audiometry offered to patients with advanced disease or living \> 120 miles away increases overall participation in ototoxicity monitoring.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To estimate the incidence and severity of cisplatin-induced hearing loss in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

TERTIARY/EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. To identify potential barriers to ototoxicity monitoring participation, from the patient perspective.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients undergo audiometry at Winship Emory Midtown (WEM) at baseline and at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment.

GROUP II: Patients who do not live \> 120 miles away or do not have stage IV disease are assigned to Arm I. Patients who do live \> 120 miles away or who have stage IV disease are assigned to Arm II.

ARM I (USUAL): Patients undergo audiometry at WEM at baseline and at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment as in Group I.

ARM II (INTERVENTION): Patients undergo audiometry at WEM at baseline and are offered closer to home audiometry or self-administered remote audiometry at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment.

Conditions

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Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8 Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck AJCC v8 Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8 Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8 Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8 Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8 Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8 Stage IV Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group I (audiometry)

Patients undergo audiometry at WEM at baseline and at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Audiometric Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo audiometry

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Group II, Arm I (audiometry)

Patients undergo audiometry at WEM at baseline and at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment as in Group I.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Audiometric Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo audiometry

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Group II, Arm II (close to home audiometry, remote audiometry)

Patients undergo audiometry at WEM at baseline and are offered closer to home audiometry or self-administered remote audiometry at 3 and 12 months after chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Audiometric Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo audiometry

Audiometric Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo close to home audiometry

Audiometric Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo self-administered remote audiometry

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Audiometric Test

Undergo audiometry

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Audiometric Test

Undergo close to home audiometry

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Audiometric Test

Undergo self-administered remote audiometry

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interview

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Audiometric Testing Audiometry Hearing Test Audiometric Testing Audiometry Hearing Test Audiometric Testing Audiometry Hearing Test

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients, male or female, aged ≥ 18, able to provide informed consent
* Subjects with pathologically proven HNSCC involving the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, skin, or paranasal sinuses; patients with unknown primary HNSCC involving the cervical lymph nodes can also be included. Patients can have previously untreated or recurrent/metastatic disease
* Subjects who will be treated with cisplatin chemotherapy and/or radiation. For radiation alone, patients should have tumors near the inner ear, including the nasopharynx, temporal bone, and/or parotid salivary gland
* Life expectancy of more than 3 months, as determined by the investigator

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with profound hearing loss in both ears, which precludes an accurate hearing test. This can be determined based on patient report/history or audiogram done before or after informed consent
* Patients who are unable to participate in a hearing test (per the investigator's judgment)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nicole Schmitt

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nicole C Schmitt, MD, FACS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Locations

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Emory Midtown University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Mo Oyewole

Role: CONTACT

4047785351

Facility Contacts

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Nicole C. Schmitt

Role: primary

404-778-1900

Other Identifiers

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K24DC022077

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

P30CA138292

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

NCI-2024-08456

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STUDY00008286

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

WINSHIP6359-24

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STUDY00008286

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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