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Conditions
Interventions
Children Group:Pediatric cochlear implantation before adulthood.
Children Group:Adult cochlear implantation.
Sponsors
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children Group: Inclusion Criteria: ?Ages between 6 to 18 years old, with bilateral cochlear implants or unilateral cochlear implant plus long-term use of a hearing aid on the opposite side, with more than 6 months of cochlear implant use ?Mandarin as the native language ?Good mental state, with guardian's consent to participate and sign the relevant informed consent form ?Self-reported or parent-reported normal vision or corrected-to-normal vision ?Effective use of the cochlear implant, with a CAP score of 5 or above. Adult Group: Inclusion Criteria: ?Ages above 18 years old, with bilateral cochlear implants or unilateral cochlear implant plus long-term use of a hearing aid on the opposite side, with more than 6 months of cochlear implant use ?Mandarin as the native language ?Good mental state, voluntarily participating and signing the relevant informed consent form ?Self-reported normal vision or corrected-to-normal vision ?Effective use of the cochlear implant, with a CAP score of 5 or above.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ?Any known language, cognitive, or motor disabilities. ?A history of brain injury. ?Any active external ear or middle ear diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition(for children aged 6-18 years);Montreal Cognitive Assessment(for adults age =18 years);Shape making test-adult version(for adults age =18 years);Spectral-temporally modulated ripple test(for all participants);The Mandarin Bamford-Kowal-Bench sentence in babble noise test (for all participants);Near-infrared imaging during the Mandarin Bamford-Kowal-Bench sentence in babble noise test(for all participants); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Shape making test-children version(for children aged 6-18 years);Mandarin children with cochlear implants: parental perspectives(for children aged 6-18 years);Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire(for adults age =18 years);Resting-state functional near-infrared spectroscopy brain scan(for all participants);Shape making task state near-infrared imaging(for all participants);Verbal influency task state near-infrared imaging(for all participants); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHaidi Yang
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed