Safety and Effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System

NCT ID: NCT00747435

Last Updated: 2017-05-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

73 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-02-28

Study Completion Date

2016-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this investigation is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System (EAS), a medical device that combines the use of a cochlear implant with an external electric-acoustic processor designed to provide benefit in speech perception and sound quality to individuals with a sensorineural hearing loss with minimal changes in residual hearing. The acoustic component of the processor will aid residual acoustic hearing in low frequency ranges, while the cochlear implant and electric component of the processor will be used to electrically stimulate the auditory nerve across a wide range of frequencies necessary for speech perception.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Original Audiological Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Pure-tone air-conduction threshold levels shall fall at or within the levels listed in the following chart.

Frequency (Hz): 250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 4000 8000 Lower Limit: 10 10 10 60 60 70 70 70 Upper Limit: 65 65 75 \*110+ \*110+\*110+ \*110+ \*90+

Minimal benefit from optimally fit hearing aid/s, preferably bilateral, with monosyllabic word scores in quiet of ≤50% in the best-aided condition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electric Acoustic System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Combination of a cochlear implant and a hearing aid

Expanded Audiological Criteria

Pure-tone air-conduction threshold levels shall fall at or within the levels listed in the following chart.

Frequency (Hz): 250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 4000 8000 Lower Limit: 10 10 10 60 60 70 70 70 Upper Limit: 65 65 75 \*110+ \*110+\*110+ \*110+ \*90+

Minimal benefit from optimally fit hearing aid/s, preferably bilateral, with monosyllabic word scores in quiet of ≤50% in the best-aided condition.

Study Arm 2 candidates are those who meet the inclusion criteria listed above with the exception that:

In the ear to be implanted, the pure-tone air conduction threshold(s) at 250, 500, and/or 750 Hz will be greater than or equal to 0 dB HL and less than 10 dB HL, and/or In the ear to be implanted, the pure-tone air conduction threshold(s) at 1000 and/or 1500 Hz will be greater than or equal to 0 dB HL and less than 60 dB HL and/or In their best-aided condition, they score 51-60% on monosyllabic word scores.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electric Acoustic System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Combination of a cochlear implant and a hearing aid

Interventions

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Electric Acoustic System

Combination of a cochlear implant and a hearing aid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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EAS Electric Acoustic Systems

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Audiologic tests suggest a moderate sloping to severe/profound sensorineural hearing loss in the ear to be implanted. The non-implanted ear may fall outside of these criteria; however, threshold levels cannot be better than the indication criteria (for example, the non-implanted ear must be 60 dB or poorer at 1000 Hz, 70 dB or poorer at 2000-8000 Hz).
* Pure-tone air-conduction threshold levels for the ear to be implanted shall fall at or within the following levels:

250 Hz - 500 Hz hearing loss less than or equal to 65 dB HL 750 Hz hearing loss less than or equal to 75 dB HL 1000-1500 Hz hearing loss less than or equal to 60 dBHL (ie. 60-110+ dB HL) 2000 Hz - 8000 Hz hearing loss less than or equal to 70 dB HL
* Pure-tone air-conduction threshold levels shall fall at or within the levels listed in the following chart Frequency (Hz): 250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 4000 8000 Lower Limit: 10 10 10 60 60 70 70 70 Upper Limit: 65 65 75 \*110+ \*110+ \*110+ \*110+ \*90+
* Pure-tone air-conduction thresholds for both ears are within 20 dB of each other at 250, 500 and 1000 Hz.
* Air-bone gap at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz should be \<10 dB at two or more of these frequencies.
* Minimal benefit from optimally fit hearing aid/s, preferably bilateral, with monosyllabic word scores in quiet of ≤50% in the best-aided condition.
* Normal middle ear anatomy and function (based on clinical assessment of tympanometry and acoustic reflex results). No prior middle ear surgery or history of postadolescent, chronic middle ear infections or inner ear disorders (i.e. vertigo or Meniere's syndrome).
* No evidence that hearing loss origin is retrocochlear.
* Current user of bilateral acoustic hearing aids for at least 3 months. Note: If the subject has not been a successful hearing aid user (i.e. improper fit, feedback and/or discomfort from high frequency amplification), he/she must complete a hearing aid trial in the ear to be implanted for at least 1 month. If the ear to be implanted is poorer than the contralateral ear, then the subject must complete a hearing aid trial in both ears for at least 1 month to ensure that he/she is tested in the best-aided condition.
* Adults 18-70 years of age at time of implantation.
* Persons who currently exhibit sufficient understanding and communicative skills to comprehend general conversation in an "oral/aural mode" through normal conversation channels.
* English as primary language.
* Appropriate motivation and expectation levels.

Expanded Criteria:


In the ear to be implanted, the pure-tone air conduction threshold(s) at 250, 500, and/or 750 Hz will be greater than or equal to 0 dB HL and less than 10 dB HL, and/or In the ear to be implanted, the pure-tone air conduction threshold(s) at 1000 and/or 1500 Hz will be greater than or equal to 0 dB HL and less than 60 dB HL and/or In their best-aided condition, they score 51-60% on monosyllabic word scores.

Exclusion Criteria

* Conductive, retrocochlear or central auditory disorders.
* Hearing loss in the ear to be implanted that has demonstrated a recent fluctuation at two or more frequencies of 15 dB in either direction in the last 2 years as demonstrated by serial audiograms. Note: In cases where 2-year documentation is missing, documentation of at least 18 months is necessary along with patient report of no fluctuation in the past 2 years. If 18-month data is unavailable, the patient must be monitored until 18-month data is available.
* Any physical, psychological, or emotional disorder that would interfere with surgery or the ability to perform on test and rehabilitation procedures.
* Developmental delays or organic brain dysfunction.
* Physical or geographic limitations that may interfere with the completion of scheduled follow-up evaluations.
* Skin or scalp conditions that could preclude magnetic attachment of the speech processor or use of the acoustic hearing aid.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Med-El Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Debra Tucci, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke University

Christina Runge, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical College of Wisconsin

Michael Ruckenstein, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Hinrich Staecker, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Kansas Medical Center

Peter Roland, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Oliver Adunka, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina Hospital

Ronald Hoffman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York Eye and Ear

Richard Miyamoto, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Indiana University School of Medicine

Teresa Zwolan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Nikolas Blevins, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Rodney Lusk, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boys Town

Fred Telischi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Douglas Backous, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Swedish Medical Center

Frank Warren, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oregon Health Sciences Center

Locations

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Boys Town

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

New York Eye & Ear

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

University of North Carolina Hospital

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health Sciences Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Skarzynski H, Lorens A, Piotrowska A, Anderson I. Preservation of low frequency hearing in partial deafness cochlear implantation (PDCI) using the round window surgical approach. Acta Otolaryngol. 2007 Jan;127(1):41-8. doi: 10.1080/00016480500488917.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17364328 (View on PubMed)

Skarzynski H, Lorens A, Piotrowska A, Anderson I. Partial deafness cochlear implantation provides benefit to a new population of individuals with hearing loss. Acta Otolaryngol. 2006 Sep;126(9):934-40. doi: 10.1080/00016480600606632.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16864490 (View on PubMed)

Skarzynski H, Lorens A, Piotrowska A. [New method of partial deafness treatment]. Otolaryngol Pol. 2004;58(4):811-6. Polish.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15603395 (View on PubMed)

Skarzynski H, Lorens A, Piotrowska A. A new method of partial deafness treatment. Med Sci Monit. 2003 Apr;9(4):CS20-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12709676 (View on PubMed)

Kiefer J, Pok M, Adunka O, Sturzebecher E, Baumgartner W, Schmidt M, Tillein J, Ye Q, Gstoettner W. Combined electric and acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of a clinical study. Audiol Neurootol. 2005 May-Jun;10(3):134-44. doi: 10.1159/000084023. Epub 2005 Feb 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15724084 (View on PubMed)

Kiefer J, Gstoettner W, Baumgartner W, Pok SM, Tillein J, Ye Q, von Ilberg C. Conservation of low-frequency hearing in cochlear implantation. Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 Apr;124(3):272-80. doi: 10.1080/00016480310000755a.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15141755 (View on PubMed)

von Ilberg C, Kiefer J, Tillein J, Pfenningdorff T, Hartmann R, Sturzebecher E, Klinke R. Electric-acoustic stimulation of the auditory system. New technology for severe hearing loss. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1999 Nov-Dec;61(6):334-40. doi: 10.1159/000027695.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10545807 (View on PubMed)

Gstoettner WK, Helbig S, Maier N, Kiefer J, Radeloff A, Adunka OF. Ipsilateral electric acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of long-term hearing preservation. Audiol Neurootol. 2006;11 Suppl 1:49-56. doi: 10.1159/000095614. Epub 2006 Oct 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17063011 (View on PubMed)

Gstoettner W, Kiefer J, Baumgartner WD, Pok S, Peters S, Adunka O. Hearing preservation in cochlear implantation for electric acoustic stimulation. Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 May;124(4):348-52. doi: 10.1080/00016480410016432.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15224851 (View on PubMed)

Gstoettner WK, van de Heyning P, O'Connor AF, Morera C, Sainz M, Vermeire K, Mcdonald S, Cavalle L, Helbig S, Valdecasas JG, Anderson I, Adunka OF. Electric acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of a multi-centre investigation. Acta Otolaryngol. 2008 Sep;128(9):968-75. doi: 10.1080/00016480701805471.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19086194 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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G040002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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