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Auditory-Cognitive Training to Optimize Outcomes for Older CI Users

Key facts

Who runs it
Gallaudet University
Where
Nashville, New York, and Washington D.C., United StatesSee the 3 sites
Trial code
Status
Enrolling by invitation
People taking part
30 people, planned
Started
1 May 2022
Expected to end
Apr 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a sham (pretend) treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Auditory-Cognitive Training
  • Non-auditory Cognitive Training
Record updated
30 March 2026

Who can take part

Age
60 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 60 years of age and over
  • Between 3 months and 3 years post cochlear implant activation
  • Passing score an cognitive screener (Callahan et al, 2002)
  • Speech recognition scores on AZBio between 10% and 85%

Who cannot take part

  • Single-sided deafness
  • Non-fluent English

Where in United States

  • Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, United StatesNo longer taking part
  • Center for Hearing and CommunicationNew York, United StatesNo longer taking part
  • Gallaudet UniversityWashington D.C., United StatesNo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The proposed study will investigate whether an auditory brain training program can improve cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older post-lingually deafened CI users. The study will evaluate the potential benefit of training on speech recognition performance, psychosocial and cognitive function.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Treatment: Auditory-Cognitive TrainingTreatment being tested

    Behavioral: AR Group will complete sessions in their home or office via internet. Sessions will include independent work using computer software two hours per week and one hour meeting with the clinician each week. One half of the training is devoted to auditory training and one half to auditory cognitive activities. Three assessment appointments are required. The goal is to evaluate the benefit of training on performance with cochlear implant.

    Treatment: Auditory-Cognitive Training

  • Control: Non-auditory Cognitive TrainingSham treatment, for comparison

    Behavioral: The CT Group will complete two hours of training in their home or office via internet. Sessions will include independent work using computer software two hours per week. Training exercises will be chosen from: Ken-Ken, Sudoku, Crosswords, Word Search, Spot the Differences. Three assessment appointments are required. The goal is to evaluate the benefit of training on performance with cochlear implant.

    Treatment: Non-auditory Cognitive Training

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Optimizing Speech Recognition and Cognitive Outcomes for Older Cochlear Implant Users
Record updated
30 March 2026