Comparison of In-Person Versus Remote Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hearing Loss, Hearing Disorders

In brief

The objective of this study is to compare remote and in-person audiological cochlear implant candidacy evaluations (including audiological (hearing) testing and counseling sessions) in a rural Appalachian region.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02684175

Run by

Matthew Bush, MD

People needed

13

Starts

2016-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-10

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults (>18) who are current patients at the University of Kentucky Morehead Clinic
• Adults who have moderate to profound hearing loss
• Adults who can speak and understand English since cochlear implantation candidacy testing is performed using standardized word lists in English

You may not qualify if…

• Adults with prelingual deafness
• Adults who use sign language as a primary means of communication
• Adults with active otological infections with otorrhea or cerumen impaction seen on otoscopy
• Pregnant women since pregnant women are not cochlear implant surgical candidates

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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