Status:

UNKNOWN

CT and MRI for Pre-Operative Cochlear Imaging

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

This study investigates the role of the preoperative computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before cochlear implants and their role in selecting suitable patients for surgery.

Detailed Description

Cochlear implant is the treatment of choice for deep sensorineural hearing loss, notably in those patients for whom conventional amplification devices do not provide significant clinical improvement. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients fulfilled criteria for cochlear implant including audiological criteria (as bilateral profound hearing loss not benefiting from hearing aid) and phoniatric criteria as IQ (using Stanford Binet intelligence scale) more than 80 with no medical, surgical, or radiological contraindication for surgery
  • Family motivation and commitment for audiologic and phoniatric rehabilitation and follow up
  • Confirmation of the presence of cochlear nerve using preimplant MRI.

Exclusion

  • Patient who did not fulfill the criteria for indicating cochlear implant surgery
  • Patients with no records of preoperative investigations
  • Patients with major dysplasia or aplasia of the cochlea as a common cavity.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04131439

Start Date

December 1 2019

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

July 26 2022

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Assiut university

Asyut, Egypt, 71515