Investigation to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults With Unilateral Hearing Loss/Single-sided Deafness

NCT ID: NCT05318417

Last Updated: 2025-09-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-19

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to assess the continued efficacy and safety of cochlear implantation in participants aged 5 years and above with Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL)/Single Sided Deafness (SSD) supporting a change indication for use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hearing Loss, Unilateral Deafness, Unilateral

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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Children and adults with unilateral hearing loss/single-sided deafness

Group Type OTHER

The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Cochlear Implant (CI) System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The Cochlear™ Nucleus® CI systems are designed to provide useful hearing. The system works by converting sound in the environment into electric pulses that stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the brain to perceive sound. The Cochlear™ Nucleus® CI system has implanted and external components.

Implanted component:

The CI is surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear. It includes a receiver/stimulator to receive and decode the electrical signals from the sound processor and an electrode to deliver these signals to the cochlear.

External components:

The external components include a sound processor, and associated accessories and cables. The system is programmed by a Cochlear proprietary programming system, Custom Sound®.

Interventions

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The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Cochlear Implant (CI) System

The Cochlear™ Nucleus® CI systems are designed to provide useful hearing. The system works by converting sound in the environment into electric pulses that stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing the brain to perceive sound. The Cochlear™ Nucleus® CI system has implanted and external components.

Implanted component:

The CI is surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear. It includes a receiver/stimulator to receive and decode the electrical signals from the sound processor and an electrode to deliver these signals to the cochlear.

External components:

The external components include a sound processor, and associated accessories and cables. The system is programmed by a Cochlear proprietary programming system, Custom Sound®.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals 18 years or older (Group A)

Ear to be Implanted:

Severe sensorineural hearing loss (HL) defined as: Pure-tone average at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz \>80 dB HL ; Aided Consonant-Nucleus-Consonant Test (CNC) score ≤5% and

Normal Hearing Ear:

Normal or near normal hearing defined as an average of (0.5, 1, 2, 4kHz) ≤ 30 dB HL

• Children 5 years to 17 years, 11 months (Group B)

Ear to be Implanted:

Severe sensorineural HL defined as: Pure-tone average at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz \>80 dB HL; Aided CNC score ≤5% and

Normal Hearing Ear:

Normal or near normal hearing defined as an average of (0.5, 1, 2, 4kHz) ≤ 30 dB HL

* Previous experience with a current conventional treatment option for unilateral \[SSD\] HL (HA, bone-conduction device, or CROS technology), if no previous experience a minimum trial period of two weeks is required
* English spoken as a primary language
* Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Ossification, abnormal cochlear nerve or any other cochlear anomaly that might prevent complete insertion of the electrode array
* Previous cochlear implantation
* Hearing loss of neural or central origin, including auditory neuropathy
* Duration of profound sensorineural HL \>10 years per self-report
* Active / chronic middle-ear infection; conductive HL in either ear
* Medical or psychological conditions that contraindicate undergoing surgery as determined by the Investigator
* Unrealistic expectations on the part of the participant/family, regarding the possible benefits, risks, and limitations that are inherent as determined by the Investigator
* Evidence of and/or suspected cognitive or developmental concern
* Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the Investigator
* Investigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or their immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child or sibling
* Cochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organizations (CROs) or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* Currently participating, or participated within the last 30 days, in another interventional clinical investigation/trial involving an investigational drug or device.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NAMSA

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cochlear

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jillian Crosson

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cochlear

Locations

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Rocky Mountain Ear Center

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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PRS Specialist

Role: CONTACT

+612294286555

Facility Contacts

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Allison Biever, AuD

Role: primary

303-806-6293

Camille Dunn, PhD

Role: primary

319-353-8776

Namrata Marjit

Role: primary

929-489-9611

Role: primary

919-966-5251

Leslie Stevens

Role: primary

206-287-6267

Other Identifiers

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CAM5816

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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