CT-Guided tuning may boost cochlear implant results in kids
NCT ID NCT03886168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a new way to program cochlear implants in 47 children aged 4 to 12. Instead of the standard method, doctors used CT scans to see exactly where the implant's electrodes sit inside the ear, then turned off any poorly placed ones. The goal was to see if this personalized approach improves speech, language, and hearing outcomes.
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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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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children aged 4 to 13 years of age 2. Prelingual onset of deafness 3. At least one CI and bilateral moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss * for children with a single CI, audiometric thresholds in the non-CI ear must be consistent with at least a moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss 4. Cochlear implantation prior to 4 years of age 5. Nonverbal cognitive abilities within the typical range 6. No confounding diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder, neurological disorder, or general cognitive impairment 7. Pre-operative CT scan of head performed as standard of care CI work-up 8. Post-operative CT scan--obtained either before enrollment (per VUMC CI program standard of care) or after informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe anatomical abnormality(s) of the temporal bone. 2. Onset of moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss after 2 years of age 3. Nonverbal intelligence standard score \> 85
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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