Fundamental Asynchronous Stimulus Timing Sound Coding Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Sensorineural Hearing Loss

In brief

The Fundamental Asynchronous Stimulus Timing (FAST) is a novel cochlear implant sound coding strategy. Potential benefits include improved battery life, in addition to improved localization for bilateral patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02698787

Run by

Cochlear

People needed

11

Starts

2015-12-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-19

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-02

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Medical and audiological candidate for a unilateral CI24RE, CI512 or CI532 series implant
• Post-linguistically deafened
• Native speaker of American English
• Eighteen years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• Previous or existing cochlear-implant recipient
• Pre-linguistically deafened (onset of hearing loss at less than two years of age)
• Ossification or any other cochlear anomaly that might prevent complete insertion of the electrode array
• Diagnosis of retro-cochlear pathology
• Diagnosis of auditory neuropathy
• Unrealistic expectations on the part of the subject regarding the possible benefits, risks, and limitations that are inherent to the surgical procedure and use of the prosthetic device
• Unwillingness or inability to comply with all investigational requirements
• Additional cognitive handicaps that would delay rate of improvement with the cochlear implant

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Health — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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