Cost-utility of cochlear implantation in single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss: results of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the Incremental Cost-Utility Ratio (ICUR) of cochlear implantation in the treatment of adult patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL).

Methods

This prospective multicenter pragmatic study including a randomized controlled trial (RCT) enrolled 155 subjects with SSD or AHL. Subjects chose a treatment option between: abstention, Contralateral Routing Of the Signal hearing aids, Bone Conduction Device or Cochlear Implant (CI). Participants who opted for CI were then randomized between two arms: "immediate CI" where the cochlear implantation was performed within one month and "initial observation" where subjects were first observed. The ICUR of CI was determined at 6 months follow-up by comparing the two arms. Utility was

SUBMITTER: Marx M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12204948 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature