Children's Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Finland

NCT ID: NCT00960102

Last Updated: 2022-08-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate short and long term outcomes (benefits and side-effects) of bilateral cochlear implantation and bilateral hearing aid rehabilitation in Finnish children.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Deafness Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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bilateral cochlear implant

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

cochlear implant

Intervention Type DEVICE

Multichannel Nucleus cochlear implant

cochlear implant and hearing aid

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

cochlear implant

Intervention Type DEVICE

Multichannel Nucleus cochlear implant

hearing aid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Phonak hearing aid

bilateral hearing aid

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

hearing aid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Phonak hearing aid

Interventions

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cochlear implant

Multichannel Nucleus cochlear implant

Intervention Type DEVICE

hearing aid

Phonak hearing aid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Congenital severe or profound bilateral hearing impairment
* No functional benefit from conventional hearing aids (minimum 3 months trial)
* Radiologically (CT,MRI) patent inner ears and normal central auditory pathways
* Family is motivated for rehabilitation programme and gives a written consent
* Finnish or Swedish as the primary language in the home

Exclusion Criteria

* A child has an additional anomaly or disability that may affect to his/her functional or neurological development
* Inner ear anomaly
* Mother's pregnancy duration less than 32 weeks
Maximum Eligible Age

24 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Eastern Finland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Helsinki

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oulu University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Oulu

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Turku University Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tampere University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kuopio University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Heikki Lopponen

M.D.,Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Heikki J Löppönen, M.D.,Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kuopio University and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland

Taina T Välimaa, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Humanities, Logopedics, University of Oulu, Finland

Locations

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, , Finland

Site Status

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oulu University Hospital

Oulu, , Finland

Site Status

Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, , Finland

Site Status

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turku University Hospital

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Valimaa TT, Kunnari S, Aarnisalo AA, Dietz A, Hyvarinen A, Laitakari J, Mykkanen S, Rimmanen S, Salonen J, Sivonen V, Tennila T, Tsupari T, Vikman S, Virokannas N, Laukkanen-Nevala P, Tolonen AK, Tuohimaa K, Lopponen H. Spoken Language Skills in Children With Bilateral Hearing Aids or Bilateral Cochlear Implants at the Age of Three Years. Ear Hear. 2022 Jan/Feb;43(1):220-233. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001092.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34260435 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KUH5551819

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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