Schoisswohl, Stefan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-999X
Langguth, Berthold
Schecklmann, Martin
Bernal-Robledano, Alberto
Boecking, Benjamin
Cederroth, Christopher R.
Chalanouli, Dimitra
Cima, Rilana
Denys, Sam
Dettling-Papargyris, Juliane
Escalera-Balsera, Alba
Espinosa-Sanchez, Juan Manuel
Gallego-Martinez, Alvaro
Giannopoulou, Efi
Hidalgo-Lopez, Leyre
Hummel, Michael
Kikidis, Dimitris
Koller, Michael
Lopez-Escamez, Jose A.
Marcrum, Steven C.
Markatos, Nikolaos
Martin-Lagos, Juan
Martinez-Martinez, Maria
Martinez-Martinez, Marta
Ferron, Maria Mata
Mazurek, Birgit
Mueller-Locatelli, Nicolas
Neff, Patrick
Oppel, Kevin
Perez-Carpena, Patricia
Robles-Bolivar, Paula
Rose, Matthias
Schiele, Tabea
Schiller, Axel
Simoes, Jorge
Stark, Sabine
Staudinger, Susanne
Stege, Alexandra
Verhaert, Nicolas
Schlee, Winfried
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 (848261).)
Article History
Received: 28 May 2021
Accepted: 15 November 2021
First Online: 4 December 2021
Declarations
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: As already mentioned, the study procedure has already been positively evaluated by the local ethics committees in Granada, Athens, Berlin, Leuven, and Regensburg. The ethical approval documents can be found in the InternalRef removed. Prior to study start/ blood sampling, all participants have to give informed consent. RCT and blood sampling information sheets and consent forms are available from the InternalRef removed.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest associated with this publication and there has been no significant financial support that could influence the conduction of the RCT. The used hearing aid devices are provided by Sivantos Pte. Ltd/ WSAudiology. The devices for the measurement of acoustic evoked potentials are provided by Interacoustic A/S. There is no influence of any company or authority on the design, conduction, analysis, or any other details of this RCT. One employee of Sivantos Pte. Ltd/ WSAudiology is part of the External Advisory Board of the UNITI project [CitationRef removed], but has no influence on the conduction of the RCT. The results of the study are only made available to companies or external authorities via peer-reviewed publications.