RECRUITING

Improving Clinical Efficiency by Reducing Scheduled Follow-ups Using Cochlear America's Population Mean Mapping Strategy

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The study is about the importance of each follow-up visit after activating a new cochlear implant in addition to evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of a new programming strategy from Cochlear Americas. Investigators are looking for patients who have recently selected Cochlear Americas as their cochlear implant manufacturer of choice for their upcoming surgery. The aim of this study is to determine if 1) patient outcomes remain stable when reducing follow-up appointments and 2) Cochlear's population mean mapping can produce similar outcomes with patients while additionally reducing appointment times. The hypothesis is that using population mean mapping and reducing the number of follow-up visits after activation will yield similar performance outcomes to a standard of care while decreasing the length of appointment times and number of appointments needed for each patient.

Official Title

Improving Clinical Efficiency by Reducing Scheduled Follow-ups Using Cochlear America's Population Mean Mapping Strategy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-02-27
Study Completion:2026-02-26
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06960616

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Postlingually deafened
  2. * Adults (18+)
  3. * New cochlear implant recipients with Cochlear Americas devices; identified prior to activation
  4. * Able to perform follow-up testing tasks (repeating words/sentences, indicating they heard a sound stimulus, completing questionnaires)
  5. * English speakers
  1. * Patients who select other cochlear implant manufactured devices
  2. * Pre-lingually deafened
  3. * Multiple disabilities
  4. * Unable to perform follow-up testing tasks (repeating words/sentences, indicating they heard a sound stimulus, completing questionnaires)
  5. * Non-English speakers
  6. * Children under the age of 18

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Arenberg
CONTACT
6178077904
julie_arenberg@meei.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator

Julie Arenberg
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Study Locations (Sites)

Mass Eye and Ear
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

  • Julie Arenberg, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-02-27
Study Completion Date2026-02-26

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-02-27
Study Completion Date2026-02-26

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Deafness
  • Cochlear Hearing Loss