Anatomy-based Fitting in Cochear Implant Users

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz

About this trial

In this study, the performance with the CI is investigated over time in three groups of freshly implanted CI users. Both the standard frequency-band distribution and anatomy-based fitting will be used to compare outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Post-lingual onset of severe to profound sensory-neural hearing loss in the implanted ear(s)

Post-OP CT scan of the CI electrode available

Subject implanted with MED-EL cochlear implant(s)

Disqualifiers

Lack of compliance with any inclusion criteria

EAS user (user of an EAS audio processor)

Implanted with C40+, C40X and C40C

Implanted with an ABI or Split electrode array

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Anatomy-based fitting (ABF)
  • Standard Fitting
  • Standard fitting+ ABF

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators