Assessing the Effect of Computer-based Auditory Training on Adult Cochlear Implant Speech and Quality-of-life Outcomes
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cochlear Implants
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 9 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a free computer-based auditory training program, Sound Success (Advanced Bionics, Valencia, CA), with the current standard of care of patient-directed auditory training in improving common measures of speech recognition and cochlear implant (CI) specific quality-of-life in new adult CI recipients in their first year post-activation.
Investigators
Matthew L. Carlson, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult patients with a diagnosis of bilateral moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss who are undergoing unilateral or simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients undergoing revision implantation, completion bilateral cochlear implantation, or implantation for unilateral deafness will be excluded from enrollment
- •Patients unable or unwilling to use a computer or similar device will be excluded from enrollment.
- •Patients will be excluded if they speak a language not supported by the Sound Success platform. Sound Success is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, and Danish.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
The Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 (CIQOL-35) Profile is a patient reported questiornaire that assesses the functional abilities of adult cochlear implant recipients within 6 domains: communication, assessing communication ability in different circumstances; emotional, assessing the impact of hearing on emotional well-being; entertainment, assessing the ability to enjoy television, radio, and music; environmental, assessing the ability to distinguish and localize environmental sounds; listening effort, assessing effort and fatigue associated with receptive communication; and social, assessing the ability to interact and enjoy interaction with groups. Scores are calculated for each domain and ranged from 0 (poorest Quality of Life) to 100 (highest Quality of Life).