Cochlear Implantation
Conditions
Keywords
Sound processing strategy
Brief summary
The study aims to compare two different cochlear implant sound processing strategies. All the participants will start off with a sound processing strategy called the XDP (extended performance). At the 3 month stage, half of the participants would randomly be selected and offered a sound processing strategy called the Voice Guard. Following that, the sound processing strategies will be altered and evaluated every 3 months at the 6th, 9th and 12th month of cochlear implant use.
Detailed description
Voice Guard and XDP are two different cochlear implant sound processing strategies. The Voice Guard sound coding strategy is adaptive in nature and can alter the output from the cochlear implant based on the levels of the listening environment. Hence, it can adapt to soft, medium or conversational and loud speech levels.The XDP on the other hand is not adaptive and cannot alter the cochlear implant output according to the levels of the listening environment. In the study we are hypothesising that the Voice Guard sound processing strategy will perform better than the XDP strategy for soft (40 dB SPL) and loud (85 dB SPL) speech input levels. Speech perception scores will be recorded at 40, 65 and 85 dB SPL and a cross over study design has been adopted. In addition, the efficacy of a cochlear implant sound reduction technique called Voice Track will also be evaluated. The Voice Track is designed to reduce the adverse effect of background noise on cochlear implant speech perception.
Interventions
DEVICEXDP sound processing strategy - Period 0
XDP is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend.
DEVICEXDP sound processing strategy - Period 1
XDP is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend.
DEVICEVG sound processing strategy - Period 1
Voice Guard is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend.
DEVICEXDP sound processing strategy - Period 2
XDP is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend.
DEVICEVG sound processing strategy - Period 2
Voice Guard is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend
DEVICEXDP sound processing strategy - Period 3
XDP is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend.
DEVICEVG sound processing strategy - Period 3
Voice Guard is a cochlear implant sound processing strategy that coverts environmental sound into meaningful information that a cochlear implant users' brain can comprehend
DEVICEVoice Track
Voice Track is a cochlear implant noise cancellation system which is designed to reduce the adverse effect of background noise on speech perception through cochlear implants
Sponsors
Oticon Medical
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
A-B-A vs B-A-B
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Individuals aged between 18 and 70 years * Individuals with post-lingual hearing loss * Individuals with no language and speech production disorders * Individuals who are native speakers of English * Individuals meeting NICE candidacy criteria for CI surgery * Individuals undergoing primary unilateral cochlear implantation
Exclusion criteria
* Medical conditions contraindicating CI surgery * Individuals with anatomical anomalies of the auditory system * Individuals with additional mental health issues or and/or cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speech perception scores in quite and in noise | 12 months | Speech perception with each intervention will be measured and a score between 0 to 100% will be obtained |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient reported outcome measure | 12 months | Glasgow Hearing aid Benefit profile will be administered to assess patient reported benefit with each intervention |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed