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Cochlear Implantation in Single Sided Deafness and Asymmetrical Hearing Loss: a Cost/Utility Study.
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Summary
The investigators assume that cochlear implants in this indication are not only effective but also cost-effective. The investigators' experimental protocol relies on real life therapeutic strategy, where a cochlear implant may be proposed once CROS and bone conductions systems have failed. Thus, all subjects enrolled in our study will try CROS and bone conduction devices. If these trials are ineffective, the remaining subjects will be randomized between two arms (cochlear implantation vs 6 months abstention followed by cochlear implantation). A comparative cost-utility analysis between the two arms, of medical consequences measured in terms of quality of life will identify a preference for a strategy. Specific binaural hearing measurements with respect to each treatment option (abstention, CROS, bone conduction device, cochlear implant) will also be collected.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
160
Start Date
2014-10
Completion Date
2019-01
Last Updated
2026-05-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
cochlear implantation
6 months initial abstention
Our experimental protocol relies on real life therapeutic strategy, where a cochlear implant may be proposed once CROS and bone conductions systems have failed. Thus, all subjects enrolled in our study will try CROS and bone conduction devices. If these trials are ineffective, the remaining subjects will be randomized between two arms (cochlear implantation vs 6 months abstention followed by cochlear implantation).
Locations (1)
University Hospital of Toulouse - Pierre Paul Riquet Hospital
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France