Development of Auditory Skills in Young Deaf Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants

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Conditions studied: Deafness

In brief

The primary objective to this study is to describe the auditory development and performance of young deaf children who receive bilateral implants during the first two years following device activation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00604474

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

0

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-06

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Profound bilateral hearing loss (PTA>= 90dB HL)
• Have independently elected to undergo bilateral implantation of Advanced Bionics HiResolution Bionic Ear System and meet all the eligibility criteria for this device as described in the product labeling.
• Age at implant: 12-36 months
• Negligible benefit from hearing aids, defined as failure to reach developmentally appropriate milestones on IT-MAIS
• No previous cochlear implant use
• Normal/patent cochlea with no more than a mild "partitioning" defect in either ear
• English as the primary language spoken in the home
• Parental willingness to follow study protocol

You may not qualify if…

• Deafness secondary to meningitis
• Presence of other conditions that could affect performance on outcome measures or otherwise confound or interfere with study participation of outcomes measures.

Where it is running

• University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

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