Phase II Study of the Multichannel Auditory Brain Stem Implant for Deafness Following Surgery for Neurofibromatosis 2
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004437 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 19, 1999
Last Update Posted : March 25, 2015
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OBJECTIVES: I. Define the tonotopocity of multichannel brain stem stimulation and use this information to better program the auditory brain stem implant for an individual.
II. Optimize device fitting by combining monopolar and bipolar stimulation, and individual psychoacoustic channels for each patient, to increase the number of usable information channels for each patient and reduce or eliminate undesirable side effects.
III. Evaluate performance and learning effects using optimized fitting procedures.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Neurofibromatosis 2 | Device: Multichannel Auditory Brain Stem Implant | Phase 2 |
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients undergo surgery to remove the first side or second side tumor, during which the multichannel auditory brain stem implant is implanted. Initial stimulation is conducted 4-6 weeks after surgery.
Patients are followed every 3 months for the first year, then annually thereafter.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | October 1999 |
Study Completion Date : | October 2000 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:
--Disease Characteristics-- Confirmed diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 2 Scheduled to undergo first side or second side tumor removal First side implantation performed only on patients with onset of symptoms prior to age 40 --Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- If a nonfunctional auditory brain stem implant (ABI) is present (implanted during the removal of a first side tumor), a multichannel ABI may be implanted during the removal of a second side tumor --Patient Characteristics-- English is the primary language

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00004437
Study Chair: | Steven J. Staller | Cochlear |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004437 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
199/13400 CC-FDR001283 |
First Posted: | October 19, 1999 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 25, 2015 |
Last Verified: | January 2001 |
acoustic neuroma genetic diseases and dysmorphic syndromes hearing loss |
neurofibromatosis neurologic and psychiatric disorders rare disease |
Neurofibromatoses Neurofibromatosis 1 Neurofibroma Neurofibromatosis 2 Nerve Sheath Neoplasms Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Neurocutaneous Syndromes Nervous System Diseases Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Peripheral Nervous System Diseases |
Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms Nervous System Neoplasms Neuroma, Acoustic Neurilemmoma Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neuroma Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases Retrocochlear Diseases Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms Cranial Nerve Neoplasms |