Auditory Functions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis, Hearing Disorders

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06164483

Run by

University of Catania

People needed

30

Starts

2026-05-11

Expected to finish

2028-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-12

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• Conductive hearing loss
• stroke < 2 years
• cardiovascular disease non under control
• diabetes
• hypotensive disorders
• alcohol abuse
• recreational drug consumption
• epilepsy

Where it is running

• Arianna Di Stadio — Catania, Sicily, Italy (enrolling)

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