impaired hearing / cochlear implant
Conditions
Interventions
 
CI users will be randomized across three 6-month treatments: (1) 
improvisation-based piano lessons (music intervention), (2) Minecraft serious 
gaming lessons (control intervention), and (3) do nothing (do-nothing control). 
NH and control participants will not receive an intervention. A separate group of CI controls will undergo the same test materials and the NH control group, but with some conditions including pre-proc
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy (normal hearing - control group) - at least 18 years of age - has no language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - normal visual acuity (after correction) - is of general sound health - normal hearing score on a hearing screeningPatient (CI-user - control group) - at least 18 years of age - has no language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - has normal visual acuity (after correction) - has general health as it relates to the ability to participate in the trial - use at least one cochlear implant, for at least one year before starting the study Patient (CI user - training group) - at least 18 years of age - native Dutch speaker - has no language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - has normal visual acuity (after correction) - has general health as it relates to the ability to participate in the trial - use at least one cochlear implant, for at least one year before starting the trial - never learned piano or similar keyboard instrument - has had no more than three years of musical training - has had no regular music making or training within three years prior to the study - does not have more than basic knowledge of the serious game *Minecraft*
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Healthy (normal hearing control group) - younger than 18 years of age - non-native Dutch speaker - has a language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - has poorer-than-normal visual acuity (after correction) - is not of general sound health - has poorer-than-normal hearing as determined by a hearing screening Patient (CI user -control group)- younger than 18 years of age-has a language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - has poorer-than-normal visual acuity (after correction) - has poor general health that impedes the ability to participate in the study- received a CI less than one year before the start of the trial Patient (CI user - training study) - younger than 18 years of age - non-native Dutch speaker - has a language impairment or disorder such as dyslexia - has poorer-than-normal visual acuity (after correction) - has poor general health that impedes the ability to participate in the trial - received a CI less than one year before the start of the trial - has already learned a keyboard instrument such as piano - has had more than three years of musical training - has had no regular music making or training within three years prior to the study - has more than basic knowledge of the serious game *Minecraft*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary parameters are the difference between music intervention and control groups in the baseline-to-endpoint change for speech-on-speech accuracy and music appreciation ratings. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary parameters are the difference between music intervention and control groups in the baseline-to-endpoint change for other nuanced aspects of speech- and music perception and HR-QoL questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactEE Harding
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Outcome results
None listed