An Evidence Based Delivery Model of Care for Newly Implanted Adult CI Recipients

Not Applicable

Terminated

Interventions: Other: Clinical Education and Treatment Model
Other: Traditional Model

Brief Summary: The clinical investigation is evaluating a new clinical model in a group of newly implanted subjects who have already been consented to CI surgery.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are receiving a Nucleus® CI512, CI522, or CI532 electrodes
18 years and older
Postlingual onset of hearing loss (onset of hearing loss >two years of age)
Individuals who qualify for cochlear implantation using the clinics current CI candidacy criteria
Individuals who have recently been implanted but not yet had their external device activated
Willingness to participate in a study and comply with all study requirements
Fluent in spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

Ossification or any other cochlear anomaly that might prevent insertion of less than 10 electrodes of the electrode array
Diagnosis of retro-cochlear pathology
Diagnosis of auditory neuropathy
Subject considering an acoustic component in the implanted ear
Unrealistic expectations on the part of the subject regarding the possible benefits, risks, and limitations that are inherent to the surgical procedure and use of the prosthetic device
Unwillingness or inability to comply with all investigational requirements
Severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss >30 years
Previous cochlear implant in the contralateral ear. Additional cognitive, medical or social handicaps that would prevent completion of all study requirements as determined by the investigator

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A - New Model	Clinical Education and Treatment Model	Standardized programming and testing method
Group B - Traditional Model	Traditional Model	Traditional clinical model which is not standardized across clinical sites

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Time Spent With Audiologist	6 months post activation	Change in the overall number of minutes of cochlear implant appointments over the first 6 months post activation in the new model (Group A) compared to the traditional model (Group B).

Secondary Outcome Measures