This clinical study examines the performance of an investigational totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI) system. The system includes an implantable microphone under the skin to detect speech and sound from the environment allowing the option to hear without the need of an external sound processor. This implant will be tested in adults with sensorineural hearing loss, a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve (the nerve that carries sound signals from the ear to the brain). The study participants will undergo a series of tests that include testing their implant and their hearing. They will also complete questionnaires to see how they rate their hearing and overall general health.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
TICI G2 Clinical Investigation System
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Westmead Private Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Westmead Public Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
St Vincent's Private Hospital
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
La Tronche, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
Lille, France
Speech recognition performance in quiet
Percent correct word score from preimplantation to post-activation
Time frame: Preimplantation to 6 months post-activation
Incidence of adverse events and device deficiencies
Frequency and severity of device and procedure-related adverse events, including device deficiencies
Time frame: Implantation to 6 and 12 months post-activation
Speech recognition in quiet and noise
Percent correct scores for word tests in quiet and speech reception threshold scores for sentence tests in noise
Time frame: Preimplantation to 12 months post-activation
Speech Spatial Qualities questionnaire (SSQ-12)
Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale Global score (SSQ-12). Scores range from 0 to 10, where higher scores indicate greater ability (less hearing disability).
Time frame: Preimplantation to 12 months post-activation
Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Profile (CIQOL-35)
Cochlear implant hearing related quality of life score (CIQOL-35). Scored for six health domains (communication, emotional, entertainment, environment, listening effort, and social) each scaled from 0 to 100, where a higher score indicates better health.
Time frame: Preimplantation to 12-months post-activation
Health Utilities Index (HUI 2/3)
Health Utilities Index (HUI 2/3) Global score. Scores range from -0.36 to 1.00, where a negative score represents a state "worse than dead" and a top score of 1.00 is "perfect health"
Time frame: Preimplantation to 12 months post-activation
Living with Cochlear Implants Questionnaire (LivCI)
Living with Cochlear Implants Questionnaire (LivCI) evaluates the impact of a hearing device on four domains, Participation (range 0 to 12), Psychosocial \& Wellbeing (range 0 to 21), Stigma (range 0 to 15) and Management \& Aesthetics (range 0 to 18), where a higher domain score indicates positive patient report.
Time frame: Preimplantation to 12 months post-activation
Patient Satisfaction Survey
Device satisfaction rating score. Scores range from 1 to 5, where a higher score indicates greater patient satisfaction with the TICI system.
Time frame: 6 to 12 months post-activation
Short Form (SF)-36 Health Survey
SF-36 is scored for eight health domains, each scaled from 0 to 100, where a higher score indicates better health.
Time frame: 8 to 10 months post-activation
Time on air
Hours of TICI System usage
Time frame: Initial activation to 12 months post-activation
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