CompletedNo phase
Safety and Feasibility of tDCS to Enhance Auditory Rehabilitation in Cochlear Implant Recipients
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Duke University
- Where
- Durham, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 8 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 Mar 2023
- Ended
- 29 Jul 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Auditory Training Program
- Record updated
- 22 August 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age >/= 18 years of age
- Patients with a Unilateral Cochlear Implant device in use for a minimum of 1 year
- Sentence recognition scores (AzBio) below 65% and/or word recognition scores (CNC) are below 75% in the implanted ear for > one year following cochlear implantation
- Ability to access internet to conduct computer-based auditory trainings and weekly video visits with study team weeks 2-5
Who cannot take part
- Implants, other than CI, above collar bone level that may interact with delivery of tDCS
- Diagnosis (documented or self-reported) of a psychiatric or neurologic condition, or any other comorbidities that may interfere with the study or increase the level of risk (such as dementia, seizures, legal blindness, brain tumor)
- Non-English speaking
- Inability to or unwillingness to use electronic devices/computers, participate in video visits, or make required visits
Where in United States
- Duke University Medical CenterDurham, United StatesNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with home-based auditory training therapy in cochlear implant (CI) patients. Changes in speech perception performance will also be evaluated.
The group in the trial
- tDCS during auditory trainingOther group
Use of tDCS during completion of the auditory training program
Treatment: Transcranial Direct Stimulation and Auditory Training Program
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Auditory Rehabilitation in Cochlear Implant Recipients
- Record updated
- 22 August 2025