Optimization of remote assessment in cochlear implant recipients.

Conditions: deafness
Perceptive hearing loss
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Registration Number: NL-OMON56547

Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

CI-users:
• Postlingually deafened adults (>16 years).
• Legally capable
• Excellent spoken and written Dutch, at the level of a *native*.
• Implanted with a cochlear implant of Advanced Bionics at least on one side.
• Using the AB Naida M90 sound processor.
• At least 3 weeks experience with their Cl (subjects in rehabilitation).
• At least 12 months experience with their Cl (experienced subjects).
• Speech scores in quiet of at least 50%.

Normal hearing:
• >16 years
• Legally capable.
• Excellent spoken and written Dutch, at the level of a *native*.
• Hearing threshold averaging <20dB HL for frequencies 500-4000Hz.

Exclusion Criteria

• Disorders other than a hearing impairment that could affect the study results.
• Not able to complete 2 hours of testing.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Outcomes on audiological tests: NVA phoneme scores, DIN test, and Matrix test.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary study parameters are comparisons between scoring mechanisms<br /><br>(clinician vs. self-scoring) of the tests mentioned above. We will also compare<br /><br>outcomes on the different tests both within-subjects and between subjects.<br /><br><br /><br>Additionally, secondary study parameters are subject characteristics possibly<br /><br>influencing performance and discrimination abilities. Demographic data will be<br /><br>gathered to accurately describe the study sample, such as type of implant,<br /><br>experience with implant, duration of deafness etc.</p><br>