Remote Microphone (RM) - A Comparative Study
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Conductive
- Registration Number
- NCT04147611
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate objective outcomes in pediatric bone conduction hearing device (often termed "BAHA") users with and without remote microphone (RM) technology. In this study, two remote microphone technologies will be evaluated to determine benefit in speech understanding in noise.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
- English speaking pediatric conduction device users and their guardian/s will be included for study.
- We will include pediatric patients 5 years of age to 17 years of age who have a conductive or mixed unilateral or bilateral hearing loss with a minimum of a 30 decibels (dB) air-bone gap.
- Participants who do not meet the described inclusion criteria.
Normal Hearing Controls:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults greater than18 years of age.
- Hearing thresholds < 25 dB 500 - 4,000 Hz.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English speakers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of Correct Word Responses 2 hours Percentage of correct word responses as assessed via the Pediatric AZBio Sentence List test at -10 decibels (dB) signal to noise ratio. The total score ranges from 0-100% with the higher score indicating increased listening in noise performance.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kristine Harris
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Kristine Harris🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States