Ear, Nose and Throat
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 Systemic corticosteroid therapy group
Group 2 Local and systemic corticosteroids group
Sponsors
No sponsors
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing their first cochlear implantation and receiving the same type of implant motivation and willingness to comply with all requirements of the evaluation protocol Signature of informed consent by the legal guardian of the child.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with contraindications to systemic or local corticosteroid therapy cochlear obliteration or any other cochlear anomaly preventing complete electrode array insertion Central or retrocochlear origin of hearing loss Discontinuation of post-implantation follow-up (with a follow-up duration of six months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the effects of local corticosteroid therapy on electrical impedance of electrode contacts during the six months following cochlear implantation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the impact of local corticosteroid therapy along the electrode array in order to determine its effect on both basal and apical electrodes. | — |
Countries
Tunisia
Contacts
Public ContactIlhem Charfeddine
Head of ENT departement in Habib Bourguiba Hospital departement
Outcome results
None listed