NCT03201328

Impact of Binaural Audition on Postural Performance and Orientation

Prospective, Single Centre Cohort Study on the Impact of Binaural Audition on Postural Performance and Orientation in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Cochlear Implants.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a prospective research study talking place at University hospital of Dijon and requiring the inclusion of 20 healthy subjects, 10 patients with unilateral cochlear implants and 10 patients with bilateral cochlear implants to carry out: * an audio-vestibular examination, * a videonystagmoscopic study, * a posturography study and * a movement study. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of binaural audition on postural performance and orientation.

Conditions

• Unilateral Cochlear Implants
• Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Audio-vestibular examination	Vestibular tests (videonystagmoscopy and head video impulse test), the tonal and vocal audiogram and the localigramme to the cochlear implanted subjects. Tonal audiometry and localigramme to the healthy subjects.
OTHER	Videonystagmoscopic study	Rotating sound stimulation on a rotatory armchair and a laborer of Fukuda with sound stimulation and questionary before and after examination.
OTHER	Posturographies study	(stabilometry, sensory preferences, indications of energy consumption) with stereophonic stimulation and questionnaire before and after the examination.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• Completion: 2017-02-01
• First posted: 2017-06-28
• Last updated: 2017-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France