Differences in Music Perception Skills Between Child, Teen and Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Completed

• Conditions: Cochlear Implant Recipients
• Interventions: Behavioral: Assessment of music perception skills

• Registration Number: NCT01876472
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

Adult recipients of cochlear implants (CI) generally loose interest in listening to music. This may be due to the rather limited spectral resolution of CI. However, child CI-recipients, if offered the opportunity, like to listen to music. They participate actively in musical acitivities, such as singing, dancing or playing an instrument. Thus, there seems to be a fundamental difference in the music perception of people who receive CI as child or as adult.

This study assesses music perception skills of child, teen and adult cochlear implant recipients in settings with simple tone sequences and in a more complex, melodious context.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-07
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-06-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-06-10
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 2013-06-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Children aged 3 - 10 years	Assessment of music perception skills	Assessment of music perception skills with cochlear implant recipients aged 3 - 10 years
Teenagers aged 11 - 15 years	Assessment of music perception skills	Assessment of music perception skills with cochlear implant recipients aged 11 - 15 years
Adults aged 16 - 70 years	Assessment of music perception skills	Assessment of music perception skills with cochlear implant recipients aged 16 - 70 years

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Does the age at which a person receives a cochlear implant influence music perception skills?	Test and retest are taken within 6 months	The test assesses wether cochlear implant carriers are able to hear the difference betweent two sequences of sounds, where in the second sequence on tone is different from the first sequence. If a difference is perceived, then the test assesses how big this difference has to be in order to be heard.; The first and the second test are no more than six months apart; both times the same procedure is followed.; The test is carried out with three age groups: 1. Children aged 3-10 years; 2. Teenagers aged 11 - 14 years; 3. Persons above 15 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Do the results of the primary outcome measure depend on the tone sequence presented to the cochlear implant recipients?	Test and retest are no more than 6 months apart	The test is carried out with three different tone sequences: 1. Same tone at three different octaves (control tune: 131 Hz, 262 Hz, 523 Hz); 2. Tune of rising, then falling notes; 3. Tune of rising notes only

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Zurich,; 🇨🇭 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland