The Efficacy of a Minimally Invasive Direct Cochlear Access Via the HEARO Procedure

NCT ID: NCT04102215

Last Updated: 2020-10-06

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-01

Study Completion Date

2020-11-04

Brief Summary

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To study the efficacy of a minimally invasive direct cochlear access via the HEARO procedure.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

SIngle arm study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ARCI25

Robot assited Cochlear implant surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HEARO

Intervention Type DEVICE

Robotic system for otological procedures

OTOPLAN

Intervention Type DEVICE

Otological surgical planning software

Interventions

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HEARO

Robotic system for otological procedures

Intervention Type DEVICE

OTOPLAN

Otological surgical planning software

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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HEARO procedures

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Adult cochlear implant candidates with suitable anatomy opting for a MED-EL cochlear implant.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age under 18 years
* Pregnancy
* Distance of the planned trajectory to the facial nerve is \< 0.4mm
* Distance of the planned trajectory to the chorda tympani is \< 0.3mm
* Vulnerability
* Invalid or withdrawn informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Prof. Vedat Topsakal

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Vedat Topsakal

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Antwerp University Hospital

Antwerp, , Belgium

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Belgium

Central Contacts

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Vedat Topsokal, Prof

Role: CONTACT

003238213245

Paul Van de Heyning, Prof

Role: CONTACT

003238213245

Facility Contacts

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Vedat Topsakal, Prof

Role: primary

003238213245

References

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Heuninck E, Van de Heyning P, Van Rompaey V, Mertens G, Topsakal V. Audiological outcomes of robot-assisted cochlear implant surgery. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Oct;280(10):4433-4444. doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07961-7. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37043021 (View on PubMed)

Topsakal V, Heuninck E, Matulic M, Tekin AM, Mertens G, Van Rompaey V, Galeazzi P, Zoka-Assadi M, van de Heyning P. First Study in Men Evaluating a Surgical Robotic Tool Providing Autonomous Inner Ear Access for Cochlear Implantation. Front Neurol. 2022 Mar 21;13:804507. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.804507. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35386404 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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000523

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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