Status:

COMPLETED

Balance in Children With Cochlear Implants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oklahoma

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Conditions:

Severe, Profound Deafness

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-18 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose is to test the balance of children with unilateral,bilateral cochlear implants and patients having unilateral implants before,bilateral implants after surgery,using the Bruininks-Oseretsky...

Detailed Description

Hearing impairment has a significant impact on individual quality of life and stresses community resources. In the last two decades cochlear implantation has developed into the new standard of care fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children with cochlear implant(s) activated for at least two weeks before participation.
  • Children with severe to profound deafness that have not received intervention.

Exclusion

  • Children with mental retardation, associated physical handicaps, or chronic sedative use prohibiting completion of the balance tests.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00642343

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

June 15 2010

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104