Assessing the Effect of Computer-based Auditory Training on Adult Cochlear Implant Speech and Quality-of-life Outcomes
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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.
Locations
United States
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITING
Rochester
Contact Information
Primary
Nicole M. Tombers, RN
Tombers.Nicole@mayo.edu
507-293-2445
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Placebo_comparator: Control Group
Experimental: Experimental Group
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Mayo Clinic