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Remote Microphone (RM) - A Comparative Study

Not Applicable
Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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.
Exclusion Criteria
  • 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
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Correct Word Responses2 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
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kristine Harris

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Kristine Harris
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States

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