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The primary objective of this study is to determine the (long term) effect of intervention with a CI in adult participants with progressive postlingual moderate/severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss on societal related outcomes (participation; communication profile; autonomy; cognition; listening effort; work; productivity loss; income; medical consumption; third party quality of life; quality of life, and capability).
The secondary objective is to determine the effect of CI waiting time between referral and CI surgery on the same societal related outcomes, in the adults with postlingual moderate/severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss.
Cochlear implantation (CI) is a surgical intervention to improve the hearing of patients with profound hearing loss. Due to the improvements in CI-technology and knowledge regarding surgery and CI fitting, speech recognition with CI has improved over the past decades. This has led to relaxation of the audiological implantation criteria. Whereas CI was initially indicated for patients with total deafness, currently also patients with moderate/severe-to-profound hearing loss are eligible for CI.
Moderate/severe-to-profound hearing loss has a negative effect on the patients' functioning. Because often hearing loss in adults is progressive, resulting in a decline in speech recognition, the disability might progress during this waiting time to a state in which societal participation can become even more difficult: the hearing loss might affect social participation, autonomy, work/occupational status and quality of life. However empirical data on this is not yet available. Timely intervention, like cochlear implantation may prevent societal drop out.
The societal impact of cochlear implantation for patients who are (currently) eligible for CI is unknown. It is imperative to obtain this data in order to secure treatment for those who need it. This multicenter cohort observational study is set up to investigate the impact of moderate/severe-to-profound hearing loss on societal related outcomes, defined as participation; communication profile; autonomy; cognition; listening effort; work; productivity loss; income; medical consumption; third party quality of life; quality of life, and capability. The primary aim is to investigate the effect of hearing rehabilitation with cochlear implantation on these societal related outcomes.
Castoredc (Castor electronic data capture) will be used for capturing research data. Questionnaires will be constructed in castors' online survey service and administered to participants online.
IBM SPSS Statistics and R studio software will be used for the statistical analysis. Descriptive analysis will be conducted to assess the baseline characteristics and the continuous variables will be summarized with mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) (if not normally distributed) and categorical variables with percentage (numbers). The statistical analysis for the primary objective, the differences in baseline(T0) and T2/T3/T4 for the primary outcome variables, we will use general linear models with the outcome (differences) as independent variable. To investigate the complete pattern in time of the effects we will use mixed models, in which time is an additional explanatory categorical variable. For the secondary objective the effect between baseline(T0) and T1, short before CI surgery will be investigated. General linear models with the outcome (differences) as independent variable.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Participation | Sub-scales ('family role', 'Social life and relationships' and 'work and education') of The Impact on Participation and Autonomy questionnaire (IPA).There are 4 response options for each of the 32 items about participation and autonomy. These response options range from 'very good' (score=0) to 'bad' (score =4). There are 3 response options for the items about problem experiences. These range from 'no problem' (score=0) to 'big problem'(score=2). The scores of the 32 options will be summarized per sub-scale. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Autonomy | Sub-scales ('Autonomy indoors' and 'Autonomy outdoors') of The Impact on Participation and Autonomy questionnaire (IPA) | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Communication profile |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Audiological outcomes Tone thresholds | Pure tone Thresholds air and bone conduction (aided and un-aided) on frequency that are considered clinically relevant by the conducting audiologist. | Pre-surgery and 1 year post-surgery |
| Change in Audiological outcomes speech perception score unaided by using NVA lists and CVC words/phonemes. |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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People with moderate-severe to profound hearing loss who are referred to a tertiary hospital for potentially receiving a cochlear implant.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Huinck | Contact | +316 024 361 1111 | Wendy.huinck@radboudumc.nl |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Mylanus | Radboud University Medical Center | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radboudumc | Recruiting | Nijmegen | Gelderland | 6525 GA | Netherlands | |
| Maastricht UMC+ |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41431315 | Derived | Beckers L, Nijmeijer H, Mylanus E, Huinck W. Investigating the association between pre-implantation cognitive performance and one-year post-implantation speech perception outcomes in adult cochlear implant recipients using the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status for hearing impaired individuals (RBANS-H). Cochlear Implants Int. 2026 Jan;27(1):32-43. doi: 10.1080/14670100.2025.2601419. Epub 2025 Dec 22. | |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006319 | Hearing Loss, Sensorineural |
| D006312 | Hearing Loss, Bilateral |
| D034381 | Hearing Loss |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006311 | Hearing Disorders |
| D004427 | Ear Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
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Amsterdam questionnaire for Hearing and Work. Subscales derived from the Communication Profile for Hearing Impaired (CPHI) questionnaire: 'use of communication strategies' consists of: Maladaptive Behaviors; Verbal Strategies and Non-verbal Strategies 'Personal adjustment to hearing impairment' consists of: Self-acceptance; Acceptance of loss; Stress an Withdrawal. |
| T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Work experience and status | Amsterdam questionnaire for Hearing and Work.Three scales: Subscales originated from the Vragenlijst Beleving en Beoordeling van de Arbeid (VBBA) [Questionnaire on Experience and appreciation of labor]. Subscale are: participation ['inspraak'], relationship with co-workers [relatie met collega's], Need for recovery [herstelbehoefte]. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Work capabilities | List Work Capabilities. Sum score of total capability set for work. Because people want to achieve personal important goals and values in their work the List Work Capabilities (LWC) measures sustainable employability based on seven important labor values that are identified in previous studies. The scope of the LWC is not on health or broader economic indicators such as (sick leave) costs and benefits, rather it investigates values that the employee can realize in their specific work context. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Productivity Costs Questionnaire | The Productivity Cost Questionnaire (PCQ). Health problems often have a negative impact on the capacity for patients to maintain paid or unpaid work. From a societal perspective this productivity loss has an impact and should therefore be measured in a validated manner. The PCQ consists of 3 modules: absenteeism, presenteeism and Productivity loss at unpaid work. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Medical Consumption Questionnaire | In economic evaluations it is important to include direct costs within the healthcare system. These costs are directly related to prevention, diagnostics, therapy, rehabilitation and care of a disease or disorder. Patients are involved in their resource (health care) consumption and are therefore a reliable source of information. The consumption of health care in a variety of costs components will be investigate by the use of the medical consumption questionnaire. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Capability | ICECAP-A. The ICECAP-A is a measure of capability for adults. The ICECAP focuses on wellbeing defined in a broader sense, rather than health. It is a questionnaire that comprises 5 attributes. Attachment, Stability, Achievement, Enjoyment, Autonomy. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Generic Quality of Life (EQ5D-5L) | EuroQol five-dimension scale questionnaire (EQ5D-5L) | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Generic Quality of Life (HUI-3) | Health Utility Index Mark 3 (HUI-3) | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Third Party Hearing loss related quality of life measured by Hearing Impairment Impact-Significant Other Profile (HII-SOP). | The HII-SOP is a 20-item scale with three subscales: 1) Emotions that arise when having a spouse with hearing loss as well as the impact of the hearing loss on the marital relationship, 2) The impact of the hearing loss on the social life of the spouse, and 3) the communication strategies used by the spouse | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Disease specific Quality of Life measured by Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) | Comprising of subdomains; Basic sound perception; Advanced sound perception; Speech production; Self-esteem; Activity limitations; Social interaction. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Income (source) | Questions investigating the sources of income and selecting income brackets. | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in Cognition | Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status for Hearing impaired (RBANS-H).This cognitive test assesses five cognitive domains; Immediate Memory, Visuospatial/constructional, Language, Attention and Delayed Memory. Within these domains there are 12 subtests. Subdomain scores and total scores will be calculated at various time points. This tests will be conducted in participants included in one of the centers. | Once between study inclusion and surgery (pre-operative), 1 year post surgery, and (if participant is over 65 years old) 2 years post surgery. |
| Change in Listening effort | Listening effort will be assessed in a sub-population of participants under 65 by using pupillometry | 4 weeks after surgery and 1 year after surgery. |
| Change in Linguistic skills by Vocabulary test | Adaptive Vocabulary test STAIRS4WORDS developed by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. | Once between inclusion and surgery. |
| Change in Tinnitus | Measured by the THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) | T0 (baseline), T1 (pre-operative, if waiting time > 6 months), T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
| Change in quality of life score post-intervention | Measured by The Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) | T2 (1 year post CI surgery), T3 (2 years post CI surgery), T4 (3 years post CI surgery) |
Speech perception unaided at 85, 75 and 65 dBSPL |
| Pre-surgery and 1 year post-surgery |
| Change in Audiological outcomes speech perception score aided by using NVA lists and CVC words/phonemes. | Speech perception aided at 75, 65 and 55 dBSPL | Pre-surgery and 1 year post-surgery |
| Change in Audiological outcomes - speech perception score aided free field by using NVA lists and CVC words/phonemes. | Speech perception aided in free field at 65 and 55 dBSPL | Pre-surgery and 1 year post-surgery |
| Recruiting |
| Maastricht |
| Limburg |
| 6229 HX |
| Netherlands |
| Amsterdam UMC | Recruiting | Amsterdam | North Holland | 1117 | Netherlands |
| Leids UMC | Recruiting | Leiden | South Holland | 2333 ZA | Netherlands |
| UMC Utrecht | Recruiting | Utrecht | 3584 CX | Netherlands |
| Derived |
| Nijmeijer HGB, Philpott N, van der Wilt GJ, Donders ART, George E, Boerboom R, Frijns JHM, Kaandorp M, Huinck WJ, Mylanus EAM. Changes in participatory and societal outcomes during the waiting period for cochlear implantation - an observational study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Feb;282(2):753-764. doi: 10.1007/s00405-024-08981-7. Epub 2024 Sep 26. |
| 37369408 | Derived | Nijmeijer HGB, Huinck WJ, Kramer SE, Donders ART, van der Wilt GJ, Mylanus EAM. Changes on clinical and participatory outcomes in people with severe-to-profound hearing loss after cochlear implantation: protocol of a multicentre prospective observational cohort study - Societal Merit of Intervention on Hearing Loss Evaluation (SMILE). BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 27;13(6):e072689. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072689. |
| D009461 |
| Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |