Investigating the efficacy of rehabilitation based on vocal cues on speech recognition in noise in children with cochlear implants

Designing and producing an evaluation and rehabilitation program based on the fundumental frequency and the vocal tract length and investigating its effect on speech recognition in noise of children with cochlear implants

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220206053952N3

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-30

Start date

2023-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

cochlear implant. Cochlear implant status

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention in this study is a new rehabilitation program based on vocal cue discrimination. This program is designed to investigate the effect of improvement

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 10 to 12 years old Unilateral cochlear implantation Performing cochlear implant surgery before 4 years old Having normal general health No history of neurological disorders No history of psychological disorders Absence of external ear l anomalies Normal middle ear function Onset of severe to profound hearing loss before 2 years old History of hearing aid use before implantation Participation in auditory training classes at least 6 months before implantation Monolingual Daily use of standard Persian language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to continue participating in the study at any stage

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improved discrimination of VTL? and F0? vocal cues. Timepoint: After ten sessions of rehabilitation based on vocal cues. Method of measurement: VTL? vocal cue discrimination test, F0? vocal cue discrimination test.;Improvement of speech in noise perception. Timepoint: After ten sessions of rehabilitation based on vocal cues. Method of measurement: PARVIN speech in noise perception test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahya Sharifinik

Iran University of Medical Sciences

mahyasharifinik@gmail.com0212222096

Outcome results

None listed

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