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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a free computer-based auditory training program, Sound Success (Advanced Bionics, Valencia, CA), with the current standard of care of patient-directed auditory training in improving common measures of speech recognition and cochlear implant (CI) specific quality-of-life in new adult CI recipients in their first year post-activation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control Group | Placebo Comparator |
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| Experimental Group | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Sound Success | Behavioral | Subjects will be instructed to perform auditory training with the Sound Success computer-based auditory training program. This is a free program that requires a brief account registration. Subjects will be instructed to perform auditory training on a personal device and will be recommended a target usage of at least 30 minutes 5 times per week. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile | The Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 (CIQOL-35) Profile is a patient reported questiornaire that assesses the functional abilities of adult cochlear implant recipients within 6 domains: communication, assessing communication ability in different circumstances; emotional, assessing the impact of hearing on emotional well-being; entertainment, assessing the ability to enjoy television, radio, and music; environmental, assessing the ability to distinguish and localize environmental sounds; listening effort, assessing effort and fatigue associated with receptive communication; and social, assessing the ability to interact and enjoy interaction with groups. Scores are calculated for each domain and ranged from 0 (poorest Quality of Life) to 100 (highest Quality of Life). | Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Nicole M. Tombers, RN | Contact | 507-293-2445 | Tombers.Nicole@mayo.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Matthew Carlson, M.D. | Mayo Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Recruiting | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D059039 | Standard of Care |
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| D019984 | Quality Indicators, Health Care |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
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| Standard of Care | Behavioral | Subjects will be provided a list of common exercises for auditory training. This is the current standard of care at our institution. |
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