Evaluation of N6 Sound Processor in Group of Freedom Users

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02856659

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-05

Start date

2015-09-30

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2016-08-05

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Conditions

Sensory Hearing Loss

Brief summary

Study of freedom sound processor users that upgrade to N6 sound processor CP900 series. To test speech understanding in each device and usability of upgrade.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with sensorineural hearing loss * 12 years of age and older * Currently using Freedom Sound Processor * Recipient of a Ci22M or CI24 series implant * Minimum of 3 months experience with Freedom Sound Processor * Prior documentation of sentence recognition in noise at a +10 SNR or better * Native English speaker * Willingness to participate and comply with requirements of protocol

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to complete test metrics * Unrealistic expectations regarding possible benefits * Additional handicaps that would prevent or restrict participation in audiological evaluations * ABI cochlear implant recipient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Evaluation of N6 Sound Processor in Group of Freedom Users	3 months of use	Speech recognition measures in quiet & noise via word and sentence rest and SSiQ questionnaire to compare freedom to upgrade with N6 relative to speech, spatial and quality dimensions and N6 questionnaire.

Outcome results