A randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial of two speech coding strategies in cochlear implantatio
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- deafnesshard of hearing10022396
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36103
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
-18 years and older
-experience with a cochlear implant for at least six months
- Advanced Bionics Inc. cochlear implant
- Able to participate in fitting and testing session
Exclusion Criteria
No or very poor ability to understand speech with the cochlear implant and it*s current speech processing strategy, as evidenced by a phoneme score <40% in standard speech audiometry.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameters: Improvement of PLS over HiRes for a speech in noise<br /><br>test. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcomes are: improvement on a speech in quite test, improvement on a<br /><br>frequency discrimination test, improvement on the SSQ questionnaire. </p><br>