Aural Rehabilitation for Cochlear Implant Users Via Telerehab Technology

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hearing Loss, Deafness

In brief

This study evaluates the benefits of short-term training via telehealth for post-lingually deafened adult cochlear implant users. Half the participants will receive aural rehabilitation and the other half cognitive training. The hypothesis is that short-term aural rehabilitation via telerehab technology will improve outcomes for post-lingually deafened cochlear implant users

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03157492

Run by

Gallaudet University

People needed

20

Starts

2017-05-02

Expected to finish

2021-10-13

Last updated by the study team

2021-10-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Speech Tracking rate of at least 20 words per minute
• Sentence recognition scores (CasperSent) between 10% and 85%
• Passing score on cognitive screener (Callahan et al., 2002)

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 18 years of age
• Pre-lingually deafened
• Prior Aural Rehabilitation with cochlear implant
• Greater than three years post-activation of CI

Where it is running

• Gallaudet University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• University of South Florida — Tampa, Florida, United States
• University of Maryland — College Park, Maryland, United States
• Columbia University — New York, New York, United States
• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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