About the study

LUCIA is a randomised controlled trial comparing simultaneous bilateral versus unilateral cochlear implantation in adults with post-lingual severe-profound hearing loss. The trial is funded by NIHR. All_Ears PPIE group are the named patient and public involvement group for the trial and will be informing each stage of the research process.

More information about the trial will be coming soon.

The LUCIA team want to hear from you to decide how they should pronounce the trial name.

Please watch this video and vote option 1, 2 or 3 by emailing Dr Kate Hough at k.l.hough@soton.ac.uk.

Option 1. LOO-see-uh 

Option 2. loo-SEE-uh 

Option 3. loo-CHEE-uh 

Thanks very much!