Sound Therapy for Tinnitus Relief in Cochlear Implant Users

NCT ID: NCT03026829

Last Updated: 2019-02-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-03

Study Completion Date

2019-01-24

Brief Summary

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The aim of this exploratory study is to evaluate the use and effectiveness of sound therapy for tinnitus relief in cochlear implant users with tinnitus. The sound therapy is a combination of tinnitus counselling and sound enrichment with the Cochlear Active Relief from Tinnitus (CART) firmware.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant Users

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CART sound therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CART sound therapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

The study consists of two parts:

Phase 1: laboratory evaluation of CART sound acceptability

Phase 2: take home evaluation of CART sound therapy including baseline without CART

Interventions

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CART sound therapy

The study consists of two parts:

Phase 1: laboratory evaluation of CART sound acceptability

Phase 2: take home evaluation of CART sound therapy including baseline without CART

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or older
* Self-reported tinnitus during standard Cochlear Implant (CI) activation for at least one month
* At least three months use of unilateral or bilateral Nucleus CI(s) driven by a CP900 Sound Processor. For bilateral use the most recently activated CI is used for at least three months
* Native speaker and fluency in the language used in the assessments (i.e. Dutch)

Exclusion Criteria

* Additional handicaps that would prevent participation in evaluations
* History of psychiatric disorders or depression (on investigator's opinion)
* Unrealistic expectations as identified by the clinician on the part of the subject, regarding the possible benefits, risks and limitations that are inherent to the study
* Pulsatile or diagnosed objective / middle ear tinnitus
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cochlear

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bart Volckaerts, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Cochlear

Locations

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Maastricht University Medical Centre

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Site Status

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Tyler RS, Keiner AJ, Walker K, Deshpande AK, Witt S, Killian M, Ji H, Patrick J, Dillier N, van Dijk P, Lai WK, Hansen MR, Gantz B. A Series of Case Studies of Tinnitus Suppression With Mixed Background Stimuli in a Cochlear Implant. Am J Audiol. 2015 Sep;24(3):398-410. doi: 10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0005.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26001407 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CEL5684

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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