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Cochlear Implant Study for Hearing Loss

This study is looking at a new way to place a part of a Cochlear Implant (a device that helps people with hearing loss). Instead of the usual placement under a muscle, a specific part called the ECE1 ground electrode will be placed near a nerve behind the ear (Arnold's nerve). The goal is to see if this new placement works just as well as the standard method for improving hearing. You might be able to join if you are an adult needing a Cochlear Americas cochlear implant and are willing to participate. The study will measure your hearing using a test called the AzBio Sentence Recognition Test Score up to one year after your implant is activated. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 12 participants. It is evaluating a modified cochlear implant procedure.
What's involved
You would undergo a modified cochlear implant procedure. Your hearing will be tested using the AzBio Sentence Recognition Test Score up to one year after your implant is activated.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for up to one year after cochlear implant activation.

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NCT07011927

Extra-cochlear Electrode Placement at the Post-auricular Vagus Nerve in Cochlear Implantation

Recruiting
NAAges 18+Interventional
NYU Langone Health
~12 participants
Updated 2026-05-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Cochlear ImplantModified Implant Procedure

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
AzBio Sentence Recognition Test Score
Measured over Up to Year 1 post cochlear implant activation

Conditions

Hearing Loss

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • J. Thomas Roland, Jr., MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · NYU Langone Health

Who to contact

Nicole Capach
[email protected]
646-501-6905
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

will be undergoing surgery for a cochlear implant from Cochlear Americas
is willing to participate in the study

Exclusion

has history of prior ear surgery, congenital ear malformation, or prior cochlear implantation in the ear to be implanted
pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding patients cannot undergo the standard-of-care implantation procedures required for participation in the study.

What this trial measures

  • AzBio Sentence Recognition Test ScoreUp to Year 1 post cochlear implant activation

    The AzBio Sentence Recognition Test is a clinical tool used to evaluate a person's ability to understand speech in noisy environments. The total score is the percentage of words correctly understood, ranging from 0-100%.