Status:

UNKNOWN

Audiological and Quality of Life Outcomes of Anatomy Based Fitting in Patients Implanted by Robot Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery (RACIS)

Lead Sponsor:

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Conditions:

Cochlear Implants

Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Severe to profound hearing loss affects 0,8% of the global population. For these people, a conventional hearing aid often does not provide sufficient benefit. However, these people can benefit from a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Post-lingual onset of severe to profound sensory-neural hearing loss in the implanted ear(s)
  • Subject implanted by Robot Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery (RACIS)
  • Subject implanted with MED-EL cochlear implant(s) with Flex28, Flex 26 or FlexSoft electrode to obtain maximum cochlear coverage
  • Subject planned to receive a MED-EL SONNET 2 or RONDO 3 audio processor on the newly implanted side
  • Subject is either a user with unilateral implantation, bilateral implantation or a bimodal CI user (unilateral CI user with contralateral ear adequately fitted with a hearing aid)
  • Pre- operative and post-operative CT scan of the temporal bone available
  • Pre-operative result of pure-tone audiometry, speech test in quiet and in noise available
  • Audio processor not yet activated on the newly implanted side
  • Minimum of 10 active channels can be activated
  • Fluent in the language of the test centre (Dutch or French)
  • Signed and dated ICF before the start of any study-specific procedure

Exclusion

  • Subject is a Single-Sided Deafness (SSD) CI user
  • Subject is an Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) user (with an EAS audio processor)
  • Lack of compliance with any inclusion criteria
  • Anything that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at increased risk or preclude the subject's full compliance with or completion of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05369598

Start Date

March 1 2022

End Date

February 1 2025

Last Update

December 12 2023

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UZ Brussel

Brussels, Belgium, 1090