Status:

TERMINATED

Hearing Loss in Older Adults Study

Lead Sponsor:

Cochlear

Collaborating Sponsors:

CogState Ltd.

Syneos Health

Conditions:

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Hearing Loss, Bilateral

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, 1:1 randomized controlled trial of immediate versus delayed cochlear implantation (CI) on hearing handicap, communicative function, loneliness, mental wellbeing, and cognitive f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Community-dwelling
  • Proficient in English
  • Oral communicator
  • PTA (500, 1000 \& 2000 Hz) ≥ 70 dB HL hearing loss duration ≥1 and no more than 30 years
  • Active daily hearing aid users
  • HHIE-S score greater than or equal to 24
  • MoCA score greater than or equal to 20
  • Post-linguistic onset sensorineural hearing loss and meet applicable FDA and/or Medicare candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation
  • Willing to consent for the study, to be randomized to either group, to utilize bimodal hearing for the duration of the trial (if clinically appropriate), and follow the study protocol

Exclusion

  • Prelingual or perilingual severe-to-profound hearing loss
  • Previous cochlear implantation in either ear
  • Hearing loss of neural or central origin
  • Permanent conductive hearing impairment (e.g. otosclerosis)
  • Medical, audiological, or psychological conductions that might contraindicate participation in the clinical investigation
  • Self reported disability in 2 or more activities of daily living
  • Vision impairment worse than 20/40 on a near vision card

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 27 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 4 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

1 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03382769

Start Date

March 27 2019

End Date

January 4 2020

Last Update

December 22 2022

Active Locations (8)

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1

Arizona Center for Neurosciences

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85718

2

House Ear Institute

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057

3

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63112

4

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States, 10029