About this trial
Our studies will systematically investigate and establish evidence on whether Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) of the temporal bone could be used in the diagnosis and treatment of otosclerosis and in the post-operative follow-up after stapedotomy.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults (>18 years of age).
Referred to our department suspected for otosclerosis.
Consents to participation in the project.
Disqualifiers
A history of surgical treatment for otosclerosis (ipsilateral ear).
A history of tympanoplasty type 2-4 (ipsilateral ear).
Other competing middle-ear diseases (ipsilateral ear).
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Pre-operative planning based on CBCT
Diagnostic testPre-operative planning based on CBCT
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Diagnostic precision of CBCT of the temporal bone in diagnosing otosclerosis.
The diagnostic precision will be established, i.e., the sensibility and specificity for our scanning protocols.
Clinical decision-making in the diagnosis of suspected otosclerosis
The proportion of patients where CBCT assists in the decision clinical decision making of otosclerosis.
Prothesis placement (pre-operative planning)
Pre-operative CBCT based planning on the prothesis placement at surgery.
Post-operative follow-up: patient reported hearing
The effect of pre-operative planning on the patient reported hearing at follow-up.
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