Assessing the Effect of Computer-based Auditory Training on Adult Cochlear Implant Speech and Quality-of-life Outcomes

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cochlear Implants; Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

• Registration Number: NCT06607146
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-09
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-19
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2025-05-31
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile	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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States