N/A
N=26
Effects of Remote Microphone Hearing Aids on Children With Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02353091 ↗Enrolled (actual)
26
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Listening Inventory For Education Revised (LIFE-R) - Total Score — 30.91; 28.30; 33.33; 35.61 Units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Remote Microphone Hearing Aids (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric · 7+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University College, London
- Primary completion
- Sep 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Listening Inventory For Education Revised (LIFE-R) - Total Score |
30.91; 28.30; 33.33; 35.61; 30.83; 33.30 | — |
| PRIMARY Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences Test (LiSN-S) - Low-cue Speech Reception Threshold Condition |
-0.56; -0.99; -0.46; -0.63; -1.38; -1.05 | — |
| PRIMARY Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences Test (LiSN-S) - High-cue Speech Reception Threshold Condition |
-0.83; -1.27; -0.70; -0.60; -1.23; -0.68 | — |
| PRIMARY Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences Test (LiSN-S) - Talker Advantage Condition |
-1.01; -0.84; -0.32; -0.59; -0.44; -0.68 | — |
| PRIMARY Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences Test (LiSN-S) - Spatial Advantage Condition |
-1.50; -0.97; -1.31; -0.99; -0.98; -0.53 | — |
| PRIMARY Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences Test (LiSN-S) - Total Advantage Condition |
-0.56; -0.94; -0.52; -0.47; -0.63; -0.30 | — |
| SECONDARY Test of Everyday Attention for Children TEACh - Sustained Auditory Attention Subscale |
9.76; 6.30; 7.76; 6.61; 8.23; 5.76 | — |
| SECONDARY Test of Everyday Attention for Children TEACh - Divided Auditory-Visual Attention Subscale |
6.61; 2.38; 5.23; 5.15; 5.92; 5.76 | — |
| SECONDARY Test of Everyday Attention for Children TEACh - Selective Visual Attention Subscale |
9.69; 6.00; 10.30; 8.30; 10.92; 9.61 | — |
| SECONDARY Test of Everyday Attention for Children TEACh - Divided Auditory Attention Subscale |
9.15; 6.53; 8.61; 6.76; 8.69; 6.07 | — |
Summary
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a disorder where the functions of the ear are normal, but the person has difficulty identifying or discriminating sounds and experiences listening difficulties in noise. Remote Microphone Hearing Aids (RMHAs) are wireless listening devices that pick up the speaker's voice and transmit it to a receiver in the listener's ear. In this way, the negative effects of ambient noise, distance from speaker and reverberation are reduced.
The research questions are whether RMHAs improve classroom listening, listening in noise performance, listening in spatialised noise and auditory attention, in children with APD. We hypothesize that RMHA use will lead to improved classroom listening and improved speech-in-noise skills after 6 months of RMHA use. Additionally, we hypothesise that listening in spatialised noise and attention skills will remain unchanged following the intervention period.
Twenty-six (26) children aged 7-12 with a diagnosis of an APD from the Great Ormond Street Hospital Audiology clinic were included in the study.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Normal audiogram.
- Diagnosis of APD based on clinical tests administered by qualified audiologists as per the clinic's diagnosis protocol.
- No neurological or pervasive disorder or developmental delay (e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, epilepsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, Down Syndrome).
- Non-verbal cognitive ability score of 85 or greater.
- Ages between 7-12 years.
- Native English speakers.
- No prior use of RMHAs.
Exclusion criteria
Any violation of the above conditions.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02353091). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.