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A prospective multicenter study to prove the efficacy of active bone-conduction implant in adult patients with single-sided deafness

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Registration Number
KCT0005517
Lead Sponsor
Ajou University Hospital
Brief Summary

The mean aided pure-tone threshold was 34.2 (11.3), mean (SD), dB HL at 500 to 4000 Hz. The mean total BBSS score was 27.5 (13.8). All APHAB questionnaire domain scores showed signi?cant improvements: ease of communication, 33.6 (23.2) versus 22.6 (21.3), P = .025; reverberation, 44.8 (16.6) versus 32.8 (15.9), P = .002; background noise, 55.5 (23.6) versus 35.2 (18.1), P < .001; and aversiveness, 36.7 (22.8) versus 25.8 (21.4), P = .028. Moreover, the THI scores were signi?cantly reduced [47.4 (30.1) versus 31.1 (27.0), P = .003]. Congenital SSD was a signi?cant factor of subjective bene?t (-11.643; 95% con?dence interval: -21.946 to -1.340). The BCI602 active transcutaneous BCI device can provide functional hearing gain without any adverse effects and is a feasible option for acquired SSD patients with longterm deafness.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss patients = 19 years of age
(2) Air-conductive hearing thresholds at the weighted four-frequency (500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz) average = 70 dB and bone-conductive hearing thresholds at the weighted four frequency average = 30 dB
(3) Difficult to expect the improvement of hearing by the use of conventional hearing aids
(4) No contraindication to general or local anesthesia
(5) Subjects must voluntarily consented to participate in the clinical study and signed the consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Those who cannot read the consent form (for example, illiterate or foreigner) or who cannot understand the clinical study due to intellectual disabilities
(2) If the hearing loss period is short and there is a possibility of spontaneous recovery, such as sudden sensorineural hearing loss
(3) If a subject is being administered a drug that may affect the hearing or has a systemic disease that may cause hearing impairment
(4) Judged to be inappropriate for this clinical study by the investigators of the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pure-tone thresholds;Speech discrimination score
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bern Benefit in Single-Sided Deafness questionnaire (BBSS);Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB);Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI)
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