Study of the Use of Hearing Protection Equipment in the Occurence of Acute Acoustic Trauma in the Army

Acoustic Trauma Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Study of the Use of Hearing Protection Equipment in the Occurence of Acute Acoustic Trauma in the Army

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04804982
• Other study ID #: 2020PBMD06
• Secondary ID: 2020-A03519-30
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 30, 2021
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Each year, military epidemiological surveillance counts approximately 1,000 acute acoustic injuries. Most are caused by exposure to weapon noise during training sessions while military personnel are provided with hearing protection. Several hypotheses could explain the occurrence of acute acoustic trauma despite wearing protections:

• A lack of practices or knowledge about the use of hearing protection equipment that could facilitate the occurrence of acute acoustic trauma (improper fitting, use of an inappropriate type of protection, dropping of protectors, inappropriate removal)

• A failure to seal the external ear canal due to an inappropriate plug size. These hypotheses will be explored using a questionnaire distributed to a population of Army soldiers training to shoot.

The main objective is to determine the predictive factors corresponding to practices or knowledge related to the use of hearing protection equipment in the occurrence of acute acoustic trauma in a population of Army soldiers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 394
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 28, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be a member of the Army

• Having performed at least one shooting session in the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to read and/or write in French language

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acoustic Trauma
• Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
The participants will have to fill in a questionnaire about their knowledge and their attitude regarding auditory risk.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	119e Antenne Médicale, 14e Centre Médical des Armées	Angers
France	101e Antenne Médicale, 13e Centre Médical des Armées	Angoulême
France	Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées	Brétigny-sur-Orge
France	93e Antenne Médicale, 8e Centre Médical des Armées	Brive-la-Gaillarde
France	176e Antenne Médicale, 11e Centre Médical des Armées	Montauban
France	31e Antenne Médicale	Suippes
France	76e Antenne Médicale, 7e Centre Médical des Armées	Varces-Allières-et-Risset

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measurement of the importance of variables corresponding to practices or knowledge related to the use of hearing protection equipment in the occurrence of acute acoustic trauma.	The importance of variables will be measured thanks to a random forest algorithm.	At enrollment