Speech Performance and Clinic Efficiency With Remote Care Compared With Standard of Care in Adults With a Cochlear Implant in the First 12 Months Post-activation

NCT ID: NCT05552118

Last Updated: 2026-01-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

148 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-18

Study Completion Date

2026-09-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to assess the real-world effectiveness of managing participants within the first year post-activation (between 3 and 12 months) using Cochlear's Remote Care (Remote Check and Remote Assist), as compared with standard in-clinic management. The study captures also the time and costs associated with both models of care to quantify the potential costs savings and efficiency gains possible with delivering Cochlear Implant (CI) aftercare remotely.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cochlear™ Remote care

Is composed of Cochlear™ Remote Check and Cochlear™ Remote Assist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cochlear™ Remote care

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cochlear™ Remote Check is a virtual assessment tool which helps the clinician to monitor the participant hearing progress remotely. It allows the participant to complete a series of hearing tests using the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Smart App then electronically send the results to the clinician for review.

Cochlear™ Remote Assist enables a video call appointment through the Cochlear™ Custom Sound® Pro software and the Nucleus® Smart App. When remote check requires further follow-up, it allows the clinician to make programming adjustments and sound processor settings without a clinic visit.

Compatible Implant Series and Compatible Sound Processors

Intervention Type DEVICE

Individuals who are implanted with a compatible cochlear implant series and compatible sound processor are eligible to participate.

Standard of care

Routine In-clinic care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of care

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Routine in clinic face-to-face care and sound processor programming using Cochlear™ Custom Sound® Pro

Compatible Implant Series and Compatible Sound Processors

Intervention Type DEVICE

Individuals who are implanted with a compatible cochlear implant series and compatible sound processor are eligible to participate.

Interventions

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Cochlear™ Remote care

Cochlear™ Remote Check is a virtual assessment tool which helps the clinician to monitor the participant hearing progress remotely. It allows the participant to complete a series of hearing tests using the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Smart App then electronically send the results to the clinician for review.

Cochlear™ Remote Assist enables a video call appointment through the Cochlear™ Custom Sound® Pro software and the Nucleus® Smart App. When remote check requires further follow-up, it allows the clinician to make programming adjustments and sound processor settings without a clinic visit.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Standard of care

Routine in clinic face-to-face care and sound processor programming using Cochlear™ Custom Sound® Pro

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Compatible Implant Series and Compatible Sound Processors

Individuals who are implanted with a compatible cochlear implant series and compatible sound processor are eligible to participate.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 years or older (no upper age limit)
* Post-lingually deafened or pre-lingually deafened with measurable word scores in quiet using a cochlear implant
* Unilaterally implanted with a compatible Cochlear™ implant
* Currently using a compatible Cochlear™ Sound Processor
* 3 months, +/- 2 weeks, experience with a cochlear implant (post-activation) at the time of baseline measurements
* Direct access to a compatible Smart Phone
* Fluent in the languages used for the study, as determined by the investigator
* Willing to participate in and comply with all requirements of the protocol, including willingness to be randomised to either arm
* Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has a MAP incompatible with Master Volume, Bass and Treble (MVBT) programming:

* Non-monopolar MAPs (bipolar, common ground, variable mode)
* Dynamic range of \<10 Comfortable Level (CL)
* Hybrid mode enabled
* Pulse widths \>100 µs
* 10 or more electrodes turned off
* Patient has on-going fluctuations in MAP Threshold levels (Ts) and Comfort levels (Cs) and/or impedances
* Patient requires frequent individual channel measurements and/or measurements without the use of live-stimulation
* Score below 3 on the screening subset of questions from the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ)
* Abnormal cochlea anatomy and/or facial nerve stimulation that requires complex or more frequent programming, as determined by the Investigator
* Additional disabilities that would prevent participation in evaluations, including significant visual impairment and/or dexterity issues
* 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 Organisations or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation
* Current participation, or participation in another interventional clinical study/trial in the past 30 days, involving an investigational drug or device (unless the other investigation was/is a Cochlear sponsored investigation and determined by the investigator or Sponsor to not impact this investigation).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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QbD Clinical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Avania

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

TFS

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cochlear

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Katie Keyrouse

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cochlear

Locations

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Ear Science Institute Australia

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Site Status

UZ Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

UZ Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

University of Bari "A. Moro" UOC Otorinolaringoiatria Universitaria

Bari, , Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova

Padua, , Italy

Site Status

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Audiology Centre - University Hospital Birmingham

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Auditory Implant Centre, Glan Clwyd Hospital

Bodelwyddan, , United Kingdom

Site Status

St Thomas' Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

St George's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Australia Belgium Italy Netherlands United Kingdom

References

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Quaranta N, Murri A, Denys S, Verhaert N, Huinck W, Townsend J, Swinnen F, Dhooge I, de Klerk A, Mehta D, Brotto D, Craddock L, Hoskam G, Schou IM, McBride ME, Campbell-Bell C. Randomised controlled trial to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of remote care compared with in-clinic care for adult cochlear implant recipients in the first 12 months after activation: a protocol of the INSPIRE study. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 20;15(10):e094283. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094283.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 41120152 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CLTD5764

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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