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TerminatedNCT03382769Updated Dec 22, 2022Results posted

Hearing Loss in Older Adults Study

An interventional study of Cochlear implantation in Hearing Loss, Sensorineural and Hearing Loss, Bilateral, sponsored by Cochlear. Terminated at 8 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 65 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-22.

Sponsored by Cochlear · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Early terminated due to COVID-19 public health emergency, with a patient population in vulnerable populations (older adults) seeking cochlear implantation as elective Standard of Care.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
65 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 31 studies in Hearing Loss, Sensorineural by Cochlear — 2 open to participants now, 6 under way, none of them phase 3. Hearing Loss, Sensorineural · Cochlear.

Enrollment
26th of 27
1 · median 20
Started
2019
with 1 other
No phase
27 of 31
1 open now
Registered
13th of 31
by date

Among the 31 studies in Hearing Loss, Sensorineural by Cochlear, this one is the 26th largest by enrollment of the 27 interventional ones, is one of 2 that started in 2019, is one of 27 with no phase, and was the 13th registered.

By phase

31 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phasethis study27 · 1 open
Observational4 · 1 open

By the year they started

First in 2006; this study’s year is marked. 2 started in 2019.

Size and results

Median enrollment 20 across the 27 interventional studies, 29 across the 4 observational. Of the 24 that completed or were terminated, 19 (79%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This is a prospective, 1:1 randomized controlled trial of immediate versus delayed cochlear implantation (CI) on hearing handicap, communicative function, loneliness, mental wellbeing, and cognitive functioning. Participants are randomized 1:1 to an immediate cochlear implant intervention group versus a hearing aid control intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Hearing Loss, Bilateral
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Community-dwelling
  • Proficient in English
  • Oral communicator
  • PTA (500, 1000 \& 2000 Hz) ≥ 70 dB HL hearing loss duration ≥1 and no more than 30 years
  • Active daily hearing aid users
  • HHIE-S score greater than or equal to 24
  • score greater than or equal to 20
  • Post-linguistic onset sensorineural hearing loss and meet applicable FDA and/or Medicare candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation
  • Willing to consent for the study, to be randomized to either group, to utilize bimodal hearing for the duration of the trial (if clinically appropriate), and follow the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prelingual or perilingual severe-to-profound hearing loss
  • Previous cochlear implantation in either ear
  • Hearing loss of neural or central origin
  • Permanent conductive hearing impairment (e.g. otosclerosis)
  • Medical, audiological, or psychological conductions that might contraindicate participation in the clinical investigation
  • Self reported disability in 2 or more activities of daily living
  • Vision impairment worse than 20/40 on a near vision card
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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MMSE and MoCA

Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1 participant (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)

    Group A will consist of 30 individuals who are candidates for cochlear implantation. They will be unilaterally implanted immediately after initial study testing has been completed and then be followed for 12 months after device activation.

    Device: Cochlear implantation

  • Active comparator
    Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)

    Group B will consist of 30 individuals who are candidates for cochlear implantation. They will continue to wear hearing aids after enrolling in the study and then be unilaterally implanted 6 months after enrollment and followed for 6 more months after device activation.

    Device: Cochlear implantation

Interventions

  • DeviceCochlear implantation

    Unilateral implantation with a commercially approved Nucleus cochlear implant

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hearing Handicap

    The SSQ-12 is comprised of 12 items using the response format on a scale from 0 to 10, were 0 equals no ability and 10 equals perfect ability. These are divided into three sub-scales and the questions 1-5 are from the speech sub-scale, 6-8 from the spatial, and 9-12 from the qualities sub-scale. The three sub-scales are the average of the questions within. A 'not applicable' option is given for each item. Assessment of the impact of cochlear implantation versus continued hearing aid is then calculated and the theoretical score could vary between -10 to + 10. The higher the score the better benefit and positive score indicates improved hearing, a negative value an impaired hearing.

    Time frame: 6 months after enrollment

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Results

Posted Dec 22, 2022

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneGroup A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)
Started01
Completed00
Not completed01

Outcome measures

PrimaryHearing Handicap

The SSQ-12 is comprised of 12 items using the response format on a scale from 0 to 10, were 0 equals no ability and 10 equals perfect ability. These are divided into three sub-scales and the questions 1-5 are from the speech sub-scale, 6-8 from the spatial, and 9-12 from the qualities sub-scale. The three sub-scales are the average of the questions within. A 'not applicable' option is given for each item. Assessment of the impact of cochlear implantation versus continued hearing aid is then calculated and the theoretical score could vary between -10 to + 10. The higher the score the better benefit and positive score indicates improved hearing, a negative value an impaired hearing.

Time frame:
6 months after enrollment

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)———
Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)———

Baseline characteristics

Study terminated due to COVID 19

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)Total
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years000
>=65 years011
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)Total
Female000
Male011
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)Total
Count of participants——0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Group A (Immediate Cochlear Implantation)Group B (Delayed Cochlear Implantation)Total
United States011
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Study locations

8 sites
  • Arizona Center for Neurosciences
    Tucson, Arizona 85718, United States
  • House Ear Institute
    Los Angeles, California 90057, United States
  • Washington University
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63112, United States
  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • University of Cincinnati Health
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43212, United States
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Mar 2019 to primary completion in Jan 2020, 9 months.

Results were first posted in Dec 2022, 2 years 11 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 19, 2017
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
StartActual
Mar 27, 2019
Primary completionActual
Jan 4, 2020
CompletionActual
Jan 4, 2020
Results first posted
Dec 22, 2022
Last update
Dec 22, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03382769
Lead sponsor
Cochlear
Collaborators
CogState Ltd., Syneos Health
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
Start date
Mar 27, 2019
Primary completion
Jan 4, 2020
Completion
Jan 4, 2020
Results posted
Dec 22, 2022
Last update
Dec 22, 2022

Study contacts

David N Cade, MD, MBA
study director · Cochlear

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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