Clinical Trial: The Phonak EduLink-System in Students With Specific Performance Deficits in Speech-in-Noise Intelligibility

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Phonak EduLink-System in Students With Specific Performance Deficits in Speech-in-Noise Intelligibility

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.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University Hospital Muenster

Current Primary Outcome:

  • auditory performance [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]
  • school performance and satisfaction [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]
  • attention [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]
  • verbal learning and memory [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]


Original Primary Outcome:

  • auditory performance
  • school performance and satisfaction
  • attention
  • verbal learning and memory
  • following 26 weeks hearing aid use


Current Secondary Outcome:

  • self concept [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]
  • behavior [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]
  • listening effort [ Time Frame: following 26 weeks hearing aid use ]


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • self concept
  • behavior
  • listening effort
  • following 26 weeks hearing aid use


Information By: University Hospital Muenster

Dates:
Date Received: September 12, 2005
Date Started: March 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 14, 2007
Last Verified: May 2006