deafness, cochlear implant, prelingually deafened doofheid, cochleair implantaat, prelinguaal doof
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Mother tongue Dutch; 2. Normal reading skills; 3. Oral communication as primary mode of communication; 4. Age at implantation >16 years; 5. Age at inclusion >18 years en < 80 years; 6. Onset of deafness before the age of 4; 7. Minimally 1 year experience with the CI. For part 1 of the study an additional exclusion criterion is: Implanted with a CI of the brand Cochlear. For part 2 of the study there is a second group of participants for whom the onset of deafness is after the age of 4 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no additional exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the listening task of part 1A the main study parameter is the electrode discrimination ability per electrode. The main study parameter of part 1B is the difference between subjects’ speech understanding with the standard and adapted speech programme. The main study parameters of the listening task of part 2 are the mean amplitude modulation detection thresholds of the prelingually and postlingually deafened CI-users. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| If a SADE (Serious Adverse Device Effect) would occur, causing tissue damage or serious discomfort/distress to the subject, this implies the end of the study for this subject. This is mainly applicable for part 1A, since in part 1B and part 2 no additional medical device (different from the patients’ own clinical device) is used. However, if any other SAE occurs, not related to the use of the medical device, this also indicates the end of the study for this subject. | — |
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