Cochlear Implantation and Social Outcomes

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Sponsor
University of Southern California
Study ID
NCT07584837
Status
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Conditions

  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral Sensorineural

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
60 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Cochlear implant — PROCEDURE
    Participants will undergo or have previously undergone cochlear implantation as part of routine clinical care, independent of this research study.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if hearing devices, like cochlear implants, affect social and cognitive function of older adults. The main questions the researchers want to answer are: * How social are older adults with hearing loss before and after using hearing devices? * How well do older adults with hearing loss think before and after using hearing devices? * For older adults who have hearing loss and use hearing devices, do changes in social interaction explain changes in how well they think (cognitive function)? * Do brainwaves (EEGs) in older adults with hearing loss change after using hearing devices? * Are there differences in how social older adults with hearing loss are compared to older adults without hearing loss? What Participants Will Do: * Participants will take questionnaires for around 60 minutes. Questionnaires will ask participants about their background, health, hearing, and how social they are. Another set of questionnaires will check their thinking ability or cognition. * Participants will wear an audio sensor (TILES Audio Recorder on Jelly Mobile phone) for 2 weeks. The sensor will collect and store information about a participant's voice during conversations. Once the device has information about a participant's voice such as pitch and tone it will store this information and delete the audio recording. Words spoken during conversations will be deleted. * (Optional) Participants can choose to participate in a 45-60-minute EEG (electroencephalogram) recording session. Participants will have sensors placed on top of their heads. Sensors will record the participants' brainwaves. Sounds will be played to see how participants' brainwaves change when they hear sounds. Eligible participants will be invited to participate in 4-month follow-up study.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2027
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Dec 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Adults with bilateral hearing loss (cochlear implant users or candidates)
    Participants with bilateral moderate to profound hearing loss who are candidates for cochlear implant or currently using cochlear implants

Primary Outcome Measure

Audio sensor- speech arousal [ Time Frame: Baseline, optional 4-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCalifornia90033
Janet Choi, MD, MPH
[email protected]
323-442-5790

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