Brain scans reveal how deaf adults hear with two cochlear implants
NCT ID NCT02904187
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how the brain processes sound in 43 deaf adults who have two cochlear implants. Researchers compared their brain activity to people with normal hearing using PET or EEG scans. The goal was to understand if the timing between activating the two implants affects how the brain handles sound information.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2010
- Finished
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Mar 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion criteria for patients: \- profoundly deaf patients with bilateral cochlear implants Exclusion criteria for patients: * post-operative complications * incomplete surgical insertion of one of the cochlear implant * age under 18 years * non-compliant patient * pregnant woman or woman with no efficient contraception method * informed consent not signed * no health insurance Inclusion criteria for control \- normal hearing subjects Exclusion criteria control * normal hearing subject * subject under 18 years old * unilateral or bilateral hearing loss * non-compliant subject * pregnant woman or woman with no efficient contraception method * informed consent not signed * no health insurance
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Département d'ORL, Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, 69437, France
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