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Comparison in New Cochlear Implanted Subjects of a Tonotopy-based Bimodal Fitting With or Without Synchronization

Key facts

Who runs it
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH
Where
Nice, FranceSee the site
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
20 people, planned
Started
17 Oct 2023
Expected to end
15 Dec 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • ABFnoS then ABFS (Cochlear implant)
  • ABFS then ABFnoS (Cochlear implant)
Record updated
14 January 2026

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

  • Adult patient (>= 18 years old) speaking French
  • Patient who fulfils the criteria for cochlear implantation
  • Total hearing loss for less than 5 years

Who cannot take part

  • retro-cochlear pathology: auditory neuropathy, vestibular schwannoma
  • patient with residual hearing < 70 dB hearing level (HL) at 250 Hz and 500 Hz and < 80 dB HL at 1000 Hz on the contralateral ear

Where in France

  • CHU NiceNice, FranceContact: Nicolas Guevara, PrTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

Main objective:

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For a bimodal fitting (hearing aid (HA) + cochlear implant (CI)): Comparison of a tonotopy based fitting strategy with synchronization between HA and CI (ABFS) to a tonotopy based fitting strategy without synchronization (ABFnoS) for the accuracy of sound localization.

Secondary objectives:

Comparison of ABFS to ABFnoS for the bias of sound localization. Comparison of ABFS to ABFnoS for speech perception in noise. Comparison of ABFS to ABFnoS for the auditory skills experienced by the subject.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • ABFnoS then ABFSExisting treatment, for comparison

    Cochlear Implant with ABFnoS first during 6 weeks then with ABFS during 6 weeks

    Treatment: ABFnoS then ABFS (Cochlear implant)

  • ABFS then ABFnoSExisting treatment, for comparison

    Cochlear Implant with ABFS first during 6 weeks then with ABFnoS during 6 weeks

    Treatment: ABFS then ABFnoS (Cochlear implant)

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
Comparison of a Bimodal Fitting With Synchronization and a Conventional Bimodal Fitting in Newly Implanted Cochlear Patient. Prospective Monocentric Randomized Double-blind Crossover Study.
Record updated
14 January 2026