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Evaluation of New Feedback Canceller for Carina™ Implant

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hearing Loss
Registration Number
NCT02309541
Lead Sponsor
Cochlear
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate audio quality benefit for the patient implanted with a Cochlear or Otologics Carina implant with the new firmware (feedback canceller algorithm) whatever the patient environment is and to evaluate the functional gain and speech understanding benefit for the patient upon the firmware used (new and reference firmware). The new firmware aims to adapt automatically for feedback cancellation without prior calibration.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • successfully implanted with a commercial available CE-labelled implant device, resulting in measurable open set speech understanding
  • native speaker in the language used to assess their clinical performance, i.e. French
Exclusion Criteria
  • unwillingness or inability to comply with all of the investigational requirements
  • additional handicaps that would prevent or restrict participation in the audiological evaluations

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sound quality benefit assessed via subjective patient evaluation with Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit questionnaire4 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in speech understanding assessed via speech audiometry in noise4 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Hôpital Nord

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Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Hôpital Edouard Herriot

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Lyon, Rhône, France

CHU Lyon Sud

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Pierre-Bénite, Rhône, France

Hôpital Nord
🇫🇷Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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