TY - JOUR
T1 - The otology data collection project
T2 - Report from the CHEER network
AU - Witsell, David L.
AU - Rauch, Steven D.
AU - Tucci, Debara L.
AU - Telian, Steven A.
AU - Roland, Peter S.
AU - Nguyen-Huynh, Anh T.
AU - Schulz, Kristine
N1 - Funding Information:
Competing interests: Steven Rauch is a consultant, medical case reviews, for BestDoctors, Inc, and a recipient of research funding from Otonomy, Inc, and NIH-IDCD. Debara L. Tucci is a consultant for Otonomy, Inc. Peter Roland is on the advisory board of Cochlear Corporation, MedEl Corporation, and Entopic Therapeutics; a consultant for Foresight Biotherapeutics, Inc; and a consultant and speaker for Alcon Labs.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Objective. To describe and communicate data collected in the CHEER (Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research) infrastructure proof-of-concept study to facilitate understanding of the potential capabilities of practice-based research networks and to present pilot data for development of future research initiatives. Study Design. Prospective observational study of CHEER infrastructure operational capacity using a convenience sample of all patients presenting to the practices with tinnitus, dizziness, or a combination of these symptoms. Setting. The CHEER network of community and academic practice sites. Subjects and Methods. The data collection exercise collected demographic, clinical, treatment, and health-related quality-of- life surveys on tinnitus, dizziness, and migraine disorders. Descriptive analysis of the data is presented. Results. Of the sites in the CHEER network, 73% (16/22) successfully enrolled subjects; a total of 1532 patients were enrolled in 8 months. Tinnitus alone, dizziness alone, and both occurred in 28%, 34%, and 29%, respectively. Patients complaining of tinnitus and dizziness had lower quality of life than those sufferers with 1 disorder. Migraine was associated with 27% of patients. The most frequent diagnoses for patients with tinnitus and dizziness were Ménière disease (34%), vertiginous migraine (18%), and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (16%). Conclusion. Descriptive data on patients with common disorders can be rapidly collected within the framework of a practice-based research network. The data in this study provide valuable pilot information on the targeted disorders, providing a baseline for development of future epidemiological data and clinical trials.
AB - Objective. To describe and communicate data collected in the CHEER (Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research) infrastructure proof-of-concept study to facilitate understanding of the potential capabilities of practice-based research networks and to present pilot data for development of future research initiatives. Study Design. Prospective observational study of CHEER infrastructure operational capacity using a convenience sample of all patients presenting to the practices with tinnitus, dizziness, or a combination of these symptoms. Setting. The CHEER network of community and academic practice sites. Subjects and Methods. The data collection exercise collected demographic, clinical, treatment, and health-related quality-of- life surveys on tinnitus, dizziness, and migraine disorders. Descriptive analysis of the data is presented. Results. Of the sites in the CHEER network, 73% (16/22) successfully enrolled subjects; a total of 1532 patients were enrolled in 8 months. Tinnitus alone, dizziness alone, and both occurred in 28%, 34%, and 29%, respectively. Patients complaining of tinnitus and dizziness had lower quality of life than those sufferers with 1 disorder. Migraine was associated with 27% of patients. The most frequent diagnoses for patients with tinnitus and dizziness were Ménière disease (34%), vertiginous migraine (18%), and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (16%). Conclusion. Descriptive data on patients with common disorders can be rapidly collected within the framework of a practice-based research network. The data in this study provide valuable pilot information on the targeted disorders, providing a baseline for development of future epidemiological data and clinical trials.
KW - Dizziness
KW - Practice-based research network
KW - Tinnitus
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U2 - 10.1177/0194599811416063
DO - 10.1177/0194599811416063
M3 - Article
C2 - 21771950
AN - SCOPUS:84856396290
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 145
SP - 572
EP - 580
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 4
ER -