Cochlear Implants in Post-lingually Children: Results After 10 Years

October 28, 2016 updated by: Liege Franzini Tanamati, University of Sao Paulo

Objectives: To assess a group of post-lingually children after 10 years of implantation with regard to speech perception, speech intelligibility, and academic/occupational status.

Study Design: A prospective transversal study. Setting: Pediatric referral center for cochlear implantation. Patients: Ten post-lingually deafened children with Nucleus and Med-El cochlear implants.

Interventions: Speech perception and speech intelligibility tests and interview.

Main Outcome Measures: The main outcome measures were score of Hint sentences recognition (silence and noise), speech intelligibility scores(write-down intelligibility and rating scale scores) and academic/ occupational status.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • SP
      • Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01329001
        • Bionic Ear Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The age at evaluation was 19,3 to 29,2 years. The age at cochlear implant surgery was 5,4 to 16,10 years. The etiology of the deafness was: meningitis (5), ototoxic (1), mumps (2) and unknown (2).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • postlingually deaf
  • age at cochlear implant: < 18 years
  • more than 10 years of cochlear implant use

Exclusion Criteria:

  • other disabilities

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 22, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 186/2008

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