A Study on the Development of a Telemedicine System for Speech and Language Rehabilitation by Speech-Language Pathologists for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Users

A Study on the Development of a Telemedicine System for Speech and Language Rehabilitation by Speech-Language Pathologists for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Users - A Study on the Development of a Telemedicine System for Speech and Language Rehabilitation by Speech-Language Pathologists for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Users

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058567

Enrollment

210

Registered

2025-07-31

Start date

2025-06-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

hearing loss

Interventions

Combining telemedicine with face-to-face services (mapping and speech rehabilitation)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: [Selection Criteria for Telemedicine in Cochlear Implant Users] Patients who have been using their cochlear implant(s) for 12 months or more (aged 6 years or older) Patients with either unilateral or bilateral cochlear implants Patients using cochlear implants compatible with telemedicine Patients whose mapping, created during face-to-face care within 6 months prior to the start of this study, is stable [Selection Criteria for Family Members or Caregivers of Cochlear Implant Users and Hearing Aid Users] Accompany the patient during telemedicine sessions Aged 18 years or older [Selection Criteria for Remote Speech Rehabilitation] Elementary school children who wish to receive articulation training Patients using either unilateral or bilateral cochlear implants or hearing aids Patients using cochlear implants or hearing aids compatible with telemedicine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who decline to participate in this study Patients whom the investigators consider inappropriate as study subjects due to complications, treatment progress, or other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hearing performance of users under telemedicine and in-person care (monosyllabic word recognition test in quiet: 67S at 60 dBHL; aided threshold test; and, where available, word recognition test in quiet: CI2004 at 65 dBSPL and word recognition test in noise: CI2004 at 65 dBSPL with SNR +10 dB)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSumito Jitsukawa

Sapporo Medical University Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

sumitojjj@sapmed.ac.jp011-611-2111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026