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Long-term Stability and Survival Rates of a Novel Oticon Medical Bone Conduction Device Implant

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Deafness
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Hearing Loss, Conductive
Hearing Loss
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Interventions
Device: Bone anchored hearing implant
Registration Number
NCT01738490
Lead Sponsor
Oticon Medical
Brief Summary

The overall aim of the study is to investigate the Ponto wide implant considering; initial implant stability, stability over time, skin reaction and long term success when loaded at 3 weeks post surgery. Patients' quality of life improvements following implantation will also be surveyed.

More specifically the primary objective of this clinical study is to test the hypothesis

* The new Ponto wide diameter implant offers increased implant stability measured as ISQ (implant stability quotient) compared to the previous generation Ponto implant.

And the secondary objective is to

* Investigate when in time implant stability is the lowest as the initial mechanical stability is gradually replaced by biological stability

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
59
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years or older
  • Patient indicated for an ear level bone anchored sound processor
  • Bone thickness at the implant site of at least 4 mm
Exclusion Criteria
  • Longer abutment (>6mm) required
  • Inability to participate in follow-up
  • Psychiatric disease in the medical history
  • Mental disability
  • Presumed doubt, for any reason, that the patient will be able to show up on all follow ups
  • Diseases or treatments known to compromise the bone quality at the implant site, e.g. radiotherapy, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Wide diameter implantBone anchored hearing implantBone anchored hearing implant For the wide diameter arm (test group), the Ponto wide implant (diameter 4,5mm, length 4mm) and abutment 6mm developed by Oticon Medical AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) will be installed.
Control groupBone anchored hearing implantBone anchored hearing implant For the control group, the previous generation Ponto implant (diameter 3,75mm, length 4mm) and 6mm abutment (Oticon Medical AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) will be installed.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ISQ (Implant Stability Quotient)36 months after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaire36 months after surgery
Glasgow Health Status Inventory (GHSI) questionnaire36 months after surgery
ISQ (Implant stability quotient) gradient0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days, 6 weeks, 12weeks, 6 months after surgery

ISQ (implant stability quotient) per time unit gives a measure of osseointegration speed.

Skin condition according to Holgers score36 months after surgery
Glasgow Benefit Inventory Questionnaire12 months after surgery
Time of minimum ISQ (Implant stability quotient)0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after surgery

Implant stability can be seen as a combination of mechanical stability, which is the result of compressed bone holding the implant tightly in place, and biological stability, which is the result of new bone forming at the site of implantation and osseointegration. Mechanical stability is generally high immediately after implant placement and is decreasing with time. Biological stability, on the other hand, is non-existent immediately after placement and increases with time. The final stability level for an implant is the sum of the two. There is likely to be an initial decrease in stability followed by a subsequent increase as the implant becomes biologically stable. ISQ (implant Stability Quotient) is a measurement scale for use with the Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) method of determining implant stability.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Center St Radboud

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Nijmegen, Netherlands

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