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Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01023932
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 2, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 2, 2009
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Information provided by:
University of Sao Paulo

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The electrical stimulation generated by the Cochlear Implant (CI) may improve the neural synchrony and hence contribute to the development of auditory skills in patients with Auditory Neuropathy / Auditory Dys-synchrony (AN/AD). Goal: The goal of the research was to evaluate the auditory performance and the characteristics of the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) in a group of 18 cochlear implants recipients with AN/AD.The auditory perception was evaluated by sound field thresholds and speech perception tests. To evaluate ECAP's characteristics, the threshold and amplitude of neural response together with the amplitude growth and recovery functions were evaluated at 80Hz stimulation rate.The CI was seen as an efficient resource to develop auditory skills in 94% of the AN/AD patients considered by the research. The auditory perception benefits as well as the possibility to measure the ECAP showed that the electrical stimulation could compensate the neural dys-synchrony caused by the AN/AD. However, a unique clinical procedure cannot be proposed at this point. Therefore, a careful and complete evaluation of each AN/AD patient before recommending the Cochlear Implant is advised

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Cochlear Implants Auditory Neuropathy Device: Cochlear Implants

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Cochlear Implants in Children With Auditory Neuropathy/ Auditory Dys-Synchrony
Study Start Date : September 2006
Study Completion Date : September 2009

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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
Auditory Neuropathy Patients Device: Cochlear Implants


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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The CI was seen as an efficient resource to develop auditory skills in 94% of the AN/AD patients considered by the research.

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Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Children with auditory neuropathy who had received a cochlear implant
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All children with AN/AD who had received the cochlear implant during the research´s period.
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Locations
Brazil
Bionic Ear Center
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1150000
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Sao Paulo
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Ana Claudia Martinho de Carvalho
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01023932     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NADA2009
First Posted: December 2, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 2, 2009
Last Verified: December 2009

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hearing Loss, Central
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Hearing Loss
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Auditory Diseases, Central
 Retrocochlear Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms