Towards the development of a core outcome domain set for remote cochlear implant management

OBJECTIVES: Remote technologies for cochlear implant (CI) service provision promises to increase access to personalised, efficient, effective, and equitable CI services. Evaluating remote services using relevant outcome measures improves evidence available to make informed decisions about patient care. The objective of this study was to identify a core outcome domain set (CODS) for remote CI services.

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No actionable change yet — this is an early-stage consensus-building effort to define what outcomes should be measured in remote CI management, not a completed guideline or clinical recommendation.

Standardising outcome domains for remote cochlear implant care is a foundational step toward making CI telehealth equitable, reproducible, and evidence-based across global audiology practice.

1. 01Study aims to develop a core outcome domain set (COS) for remote cochlear implant management.
2. 02A COS would standardise which outcomes are measured across CI telehealth research and clinical practice.
3. 03The initiative targets improved access and equity for CI users who cannot attend in-person appointments.
4. 04Published in the International Journal of Audiology (DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2026.2702202).
5. 05This is a developmental/consensus-building study, not a completed clinical trial.

PMID

42844221

DOI

10.1080/14992027.2026.2702202.

Journal

International Journal of Audiology

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

5

Population

Cochlear implant users and/or clinicians/stakeholders involved in remote CI management

Intervention

Development of a core outcome domain set for remote cochlear implant management