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Hearing Loss, SensorineuralNCT03379766

Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2017_37

A study testing Successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct and Phonak Audéo B-Direct in people with Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, run by Sonova AG at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Phonak Hearing Systems pass through different development and study stages. At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
What is being tested?
Successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct and Phonak Audéo B-Direct
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
8 Jan 2018to 2 Feb 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult hearing impaired persons (minimum age: 18 years) with at least 3 months experience with hearing aids
  • Good written and spoken (Swiss) German language skills
  • Healthy outer ear
  • Ability to fill in a questionnaire (p/eCRF) conscientiously
  • Informed Consent as documented by signature

Who cannot join

  • Contraindications to the MD in this study, e.g. known hypersensitivity or allergy to the investigational product
  • Limited mobility and not in the position to attend weekly appointments in Stäfa (Switzerland)
  • Limited ability to describe listening impressions/experiences and the use of the hearing aid
  • Inability to produce a reliable hearing test result
  • Massively limited dexterity
  • Known psychological problems
  • Central hearing disorders

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Sonova AG

    Stäfa, Canton of Zurich, 8712

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About this study

Phonak Hearing Systems pass through different development and study stages. At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner. If the benefit is proven, their performance is then investigated regarding interdependency between all available algorithms, features and functions running in parallel in a hearing aid (pivotal/pre-validation studies) and, as a result, they get optimized. Afterwards, and prior to product launch, the Phonak Hearing Systems undergo a final quality control in terms of clinical trials. This is a pre-validation study, investigating optimized algorithms, features and functions. This will be a clinical evaluation which will be conducted mono centric at Sonova AG Headquarters based in Stäfa (Switzerland).

Being tested
Successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct, Phonak Audéo B-Direct
Medical subject headings
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Successor of Phonak Audéo B-DirectDevice

    The successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct will be fitted to the participants indivudal hearing loss.

  • Phonak Audéo B-DirectDevice

    The Phonak Audéo B-Direct will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.

Study groups in NCT03379766
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Successor of Phonak Audéo B-DirectExperimentalThe successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
Receives: Device: Successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct
Phonak Audéo B-DirectActive comparatorThe Phonak Audéo B-Direct will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
Receives: Device: Phonak Audéo B-Direct

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Spontaneous acceptance of the initial pre-calculation (first fit)

    The data, serving as primary outcomes are collected in the first study appointment. The spontaneous acceptance of the initial pre-calculation (also called 'first fit') in regard to loudness and sound quality will be assessed with the aid of a systematic interview in lab.

    Measured: One week

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Listening effort in noisy listening environment

    The data, serving as secondary outcomes are collected in the second study appointment. The listening effort in noisy listening environments will be assessed under controlled conditions in lab with the aid of the Adaptive Categorial Listening Effort Scaling Test (ACALES). The result shows the listening effort on a scale from 'no effort - extreme effort' at different signal to noise ratios.

    Measured: One week

  2. Speech intelligibility in noisy listening environment

    The data, serving as secondary outcomes are collected in the third study appointment. The speech intelligibility in noise will be assessed with the aid of the german Oldenburg sentence test (OLSA) under controlled conditions in lab. The result is the signal to noise ratio in dB (dB SNR).

    Measured: One week

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Dec 2017
  2. Study start8 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion2 Feb 2018
  4. Study completion2 Feb 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03379766
Sponsor's protocol ID
Sonova2017_37
Status last verified
Mar 2018
First submitted
13 Dec 2017
Last updated
9 Mar 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Successor of Phonak Audéo B-Direct and Phonak Audéo B-Direct in people with Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, run by Sonova AG at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Mar 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Spontaneous acceptance of the initial pre-calculation (first fit) (time frame: One week). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Mar 2018.

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