Assessment of a Method to Improve Cochlear Implant Users' Speech Perception in Noisy Environments While Maintaining Their Ability to Determine Where a Sound Originates From

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a new algorithm can improve speech perception for cochlear implant users. The main questions it aims to answer \[is/are\]:

* Does the algorithm improve speech perception in noisy environments? * Does the algorithm allow listeners to determine where a sound is coming from?

Participants will

* Listen to and repeat sentences presented in the presence of noise * Indicate the location that sounds originated from

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants must have bilateral cochlear implants from Cochlear or Advanced Bionics

Disqualifiers

Non-native English speakers

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Modifying audio input for cochlear implant processor

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator

Vortant Technologies, LLC

Collaborator