Auditory Training With Speech Related Acoustic Cues Using Psychophysical Testing

East Carolina University

Overview

In this study, the investigators will evaluate whether auditory training with speech-related acoustic features in psychophysical testing will help CI subjects improve speech recognition. The primary endpoint is the speech recognition measures.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Deafness

Interventions

Auditory trainingBEHAVIORAL

Training with psychophysical tests (amplitude modulation detection on single electrodes) for improving speech recognition

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Native speakers of English * Cochlear Nucleus cochlear implant users or Advanced Bionics users * Postlingually deafened * Has had device experience for at least one year * Can be child or adult at the time of enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

speech recognition after training

Subjects will be measured for their baseline speech recognition performance (A) and then measured again for speech recognition after receiving auditory training using the psychophysical methods (B). Finally, the subjects will be measured for speech recognition the third time after the training is withdrawn following a ABA longitudinal design.

Time frame: starting 12 months after the award and will take up to 3.5 years to complete

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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