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Virtual Reality Game to Enhance Auditory Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants

NCT06788184 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-07-30

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Summary

This study aimed to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based restaurant simulation game to improve central auditory processing skills in children with bilateral cochlear implants. The study aims to improve auditory attention, working memory, and speech perception in noise. Children with bilateral cochlear implants between the ages of 10 and 18 will participate in this study, which combines traditional rehabilitation methods with a virtual reality game. The "Hearing in Noise Test" (HINT) assessment tools will be used. The game aims to present interactive scenarios that simulate auditory difficulties encountered in daily life and to improve auditory processing skills. The usability of the game will be tested in the pilot phase. This project aims to bring an innovative approach to rehabilitation programs and to contribute to the social integration of children with hearing loss while increasing social awareness.

Conditions

  • Central Auditory Processing Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality (VR) Game for Auditory Processing

The Virtual Reality (VR) Game is a novel auditory rehabilitation tool designed to enhance central auditory processing skills in children with cochlear implants. This intervention features a restaurant simulation environment where participants perform auditory tasks such as identifying verbal orders, recognizing speech in noisy environments, and matching auditory cues to visual inputs. Dosage Form: Virtual reality sessions conducted through a VR headset (Oculus Meta Quest 3). Frequency: Once per week. Duration per Session: 30 minutes per session. Total Duration: Four weeks (4 sessions). Complexity Levels: Tasks increase in complexity over time, starting with simple auditory cues in quiet environments and progressing to more challenging scenarios involving background noise and multitasking. The VR game is specifically designed to replicate real-world auditory challenges in a controlled and engaging virtual environment, providing participants with tailored tasks to improve auditory atten

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Auditory Rehabilitation

Name: Traditional Auditory Rehabilitation Description: Participants will continue the standard auditory rehabilitation program they currently receive at their registered rehabilitation center and will focus on improving auditory processing skills. This program includes: Session Length: 30 minutes per session Frequency: Once a week Total Duration: 4 weeks (4 sessions total) Components: Improve speech understanding in noise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Aydın University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-06-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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