Stapedius reflex measurement in free sound field for fitting of cochlear implants

Stapedius reflex measurement in free sound field for fitting of cochlear implants - StaFFCI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00026733

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-04

Start date

2019-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

H90.3 H90.4 H90.5

Interventions

Group 1: Stapedius reflex thresholds are measured in free sound field on cochlear implant patients where the estimation of the electrical dynamic range is based solely on psychoacoustic methods. Gro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) cochlear implant for at least 10 months 2) native language German 3) rehabilitation or aftercare at our clinic (Dresden) 4) intact middle ear function for registration of the stapedius reflex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) lack of compliance with inclusion criteria. 2) Infection of the middle ear and/or outer ear at the time of the test visit.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Speech understanding (Monosyllibic score) with cochlear implant at 65dB (Freiburg Speech Intelligibility Test according to DIN 45621) with reflex-based and with psychoacoustic-based fitting of the cochlear implant system.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stapedius reflex thresholds in free sound field of patients with psychoacoustically fitted cochlear implant system.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnnett Franke-Trieger

Sächsisches Cochlea Implant Centrum, Klinik für Hals-Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde Universitätsklinikum Dresden

annett.trieger@uniklinikum-dresden.de035145811884

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026