Assessing the prognostic value of advanced electrophysiological measurements for performance with a cochlear implant.

Assessing the prognostic value of advanced electrophysiological measurements for performance with a cochlear implant. - Electrophysiological assessment of auditory nerve degeneration.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON47100

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-27

Start date

2016-05-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

Deafness Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age >= 18 years. • Capable to provide informed consent. • Dutch as native language. • Suffering from bilateral deafness for which a cochlear implant (CI) is the best suitable treatment as decided by the CI-team of the UMC Utrecht. • The chosen type of CI must be supported by the available test equipment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Neurological or mental disorders. • Use of anticonvulsant medication or psychotherapeutic drugs. • No measurable eCAPs on any of the available electrodes.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The effect of varying stimulation parameters (IPG, PD, and IPI) on the characteristics of the nerve and brainstem response and the correlation of that effect with speech perception performance.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The correlation between speech perception and tone decay. The correlation between nerve and brainstem responses and tone decay.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results