The Phonak EduLink-System in Students With Specific Performance Deficits in Speech-in-Noise Intelligibility
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In the management and remediation of students with specific performance deficits in speech-in-noise intelligibility, most often, a "triad" approach for treatment is used, which includes direct therapy, compensatory strategies, and environmental modifications.
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a new hearing aid, the Phonak EduLink-FM System, can improve specific performance deficits in speech-in-noise intelligibility. Participants will complete a test battery related to auditory processing, as well as some psychological tests and questionnaires. One group of participants with specific performance deficits in speech-in-noise intelligibility will receive the hearing aid for use in school; a second group will not. The effect of this treatment on auditory performance, school performance and satisfaction, attention and verbal learning and memory, self concept, behavior and listening effort following 26 weeks of hearing aid use will be compared across the groups.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- auditory performance [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
- school performance and satisfaction [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
- attention [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
- verbal learning and memory [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- self concept [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
- behavior [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
- listening effort [following 26 weeks hearing aid use]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Diagnosis of specific performance deficits in speech-in-noise intelligibility based on two or more standardized tests of auditory processing in noise including retests.
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Students in the 1st to 4th class of primary school
Exclusion Criteria:
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Hearing loss, defined as:
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Air conduction pure tone thresholds (250-8000 Hz) exceeding 20 dBHL
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Air-bone gaps, even in the presence of normal sensitivity, exceeding 10 dBHL
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Abnormal tympanogram
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History or diagnosis of behavioral and/or emotional disorders meeting ICD-GM-criteria (including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (AD-/HD)
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Non-German speaking
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Cognitively impaired children (IQ < 85)
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Children currently using psychoactive medication
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Students with special education
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, University Hospital Münster | Münster | Germany | 48149 | |
| 2 | Phonak AG | Stäfa | Switzerland | 8712 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Hospital Muenster
- Phonak AG, Switzerland
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Peter Matulat, Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, University Hospital Münster
- Study Director: Antoinette G Dinnesen, Prof. Dr., Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, University Hospital Münster
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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