Improving Clinical Efficiency by Reducing Scheduled Follow-ups Using Cochlear America's Population Mean Mapping Strategy

NCT ID: NCT06960616

Last Updated: 2025-05-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-27

Study Completion Date

2026-02-26

Brief Summary

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The study is about the importance of each follow-up visit after activating a new cochlear implant in addition to evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of a new programming strategy from Cochlear Americas. Investigators are looking for patients who have recently selected Cochlear Americas as their cochlear implant manufacturer of choice for their upcoming surgery. The aim of this study is to determine if 1) patient outcomes remain stable when reducing follow-up appointments and 2) Cochlear's population mean mapping can produce similar outcomes with patients while additionally reducing appointment times. The hypothesis is that using population mean mapping and reducing the number of follow-up visits after activation will yield similar performance outcomes to a standard of care while decreasing the length of appointment times and number of appointments needed for each patient.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Deafness Cochlear Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Population mean mapping, without 1 week follow-up

Reduction in the number of follow-up visits and new programming strategy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Changes in traditional follow-up

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional follow-up includes the following visits after activation: 1-week, 1-month, 3-months, 6-months and 1 year. With the intervention used, the 1-week follow-up is removed.

Population mean mapping

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional mapping at activation involves the measurement of at least 5 electrodes (both T-levels and C-levels). The intervention uses a population mean mapping strategy where there is a pre-set dynamic range of 46 CL with a spot check of C-levels.

Population mean mapping, traditional follow-up

New programming strategy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Population mean mapping

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional mapping at activation involves the measurement of at least 5 electrodes (both T-levels and C-levels). The intervention uses a population mean mapping strategy where there is a pre-set dynamic range of 46 CL with a spot check of C-levels.

Traditional mapping*, without 1 week follow-up

Reduction in the number of follow-up visits.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Changes in traditional follow-up

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional follow-up includes the following visits after activation: 1-week, 1-month, 3-months, 6-months and 1 year. With the intervention used, the 1-week follow-up is removed.

Traditional mapping, traditional follow-up

Traditional follow-up plan

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Changes in traditional follow-up

Traditional follow-up includes the following visits after activation: 1-week, 1-month, 3-months, 6-months and 1 year. With the intervention used, the 1-week follow-up is removed.

Intervention Type OTHER

Population mean mapping

Traditional mapping at activation involves the measurement of at least 5 electrodes (both T-levels and C-levels). The intervention uses a population mean mapping strategy where there is a pre-set dynamic range of 46 CL with a spot check of C-levels.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postlingually deafened
* Adults (18+)
* New cochlear implant recipients with Cochlear Americas devices; identified prior to activation
* Able to perform follow-up testing tasks (repeating words/sentences, indicating they heard a sound stimulus, completing questionnaires)
* English speakers

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who select other cochlear implant manufactured devices
* Pre-lingually deafened
* Multiple disabilities
* Unable to perform follow-up testing tasks (repeating words/sentences, indicating they heard a sound stimulus, completing questionnaires)
* Non-English speakers
* Children under the age of 18
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cochlear

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Julie G. Arenberg, CCC-A

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie Arenberg

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Locations

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Mass Eye and Ear

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Arenberg

Role: CONTACT

6178077904

Facility Contacts

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Julie Arenberg

Role: primary

617-807-7904

Other Identifiers

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2024P000034

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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