Clinical trials: Deafness
Hearing Loss, Functional
A Self-Affirmation Intervention to Promote Hearing Aid Use
Hearing aids are the number one treatment for hearing loss and it is estimated that out of the 2 million of UK individuals who are supplied with hearing aids 1.4 million will use their hearing aids to varying degrees and the…
- Trial name
- NCT04382703
- Testing
- Self-Affirmation Exercise, Control
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Deafness Neurosensory
Real-time Artificial Intelligence-based Speech Enhancement Methods for Hearing Aid Improvement
Individuals with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders (ANSD) represent 1-10% of adults with hearing loss. These individuals have little or no benefit from current hearing aids because ANSD is a continuum of hearing impairments…
- Trial name
- REFINED (NCT05985473)
- Testing
- audiological measurements, Objective and subjective audiological measurements, Evaluation of the denoising methods REFINED
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Congenital Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Alpha-Tectorin, Interleukin-10 and Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Children With Congenital Hearing Loss
Congenital hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders of childhood, and the structural, immunologic and oxidative mechanisms involved in its development are incompletely understood.
- Trial name
- NCT07860580
- Testing
- Blood sample collection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Hearing Loss
School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska
The prevalence of childhood hearing loss in rural Alaska is disproportionately high and predominately infection-related. With preventive screenings and access to health care, much of childhood hearing loss is preventable.
- Trial name
- NCT05593484
- Testing
- Standard Referral, Specialty Telemedicine Access for Referrals (STAR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Speech, Memory, Delayed
Effects of Clear Speech on Listening Effort and Memory in Sentence Processing
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in aging and has a profoundly negative effect on speech comprehension, leading to increased social isolation, reduced quality of life, and increased…
- Conditions
- Speech, Memory, Delayed, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT06053190
- Testing
- Sentence stimulus, Speaking style
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Molecular Genetics of Retinal Degenerations
This multinational study will investigate the inheritance of genetic retinal degeneration in families of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds in order to identify the genes that, when altered, cause retinal…
- Trial name
- NCT00231010
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, China and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 3,549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Hearing Disorders
FFP3 Respirators and Ears - Effects on Middle Ear Pressure and Hearing
This is Prospective Basic Science Study whose aims are as follows: 1. To determine the effect of Filtering Facepiece (FFP3M) respirators on eustachian tube function and hearing 2.
- Conditions
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Hearing Disorders, Nasal Obstruction
- Trial name
- FFP3-RAE (NCT05222230)
- Testing
- FFP3 Mask
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss
My Hearing Experience - a Study About the Effect of Personality and Lifestyle on Everyday Hearing
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate how personality, motivation \& auditory lifestyle relate to hearing aid satisfaction \& acceptance for first-time hearing aid users.
- Trial name
- NCT05465564
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WSAUD A/S
Hearing Loss, Age-Related
Hearing Aids Use in Elderly: Efficacy in Speech Perception and in Health-related Quality of Life
Background: Prevalence of hearing loss increases over age; its estimated prevalence is 40-50% in people older than 75 years. Recent studies agree that modification in the hearing threshold contributes to deterioration in…
- Trial name
- NCT04333043
- Testing
- audiological test, cognitive questionnaires
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza
Tinnitus, Subjective, Hearing Impairment
Efficacy of Amplification With Hearing Aids for Tinnitus Relief
This study evaluates the treatment efficacy of tinnitus in people with mild hearing loss. One-third of participants will use hearing aid, one-third of participants will use customized music, while the other one-third participants…
- Trial name
- NCT03716544
- Testing
- Amplification with hearing aid, Customized music
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Age-related Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
A Prospective Cohort Study On Change of Cognitive Function In Aged-related Hearing Loss With Hearing Aids
Background: Deafness is one of the nine potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia simulated by the Lancet dementia Prevention, intervention and Care Committee in 2017.
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Aid, Cognitive Function Abnormal
- Trial name
- NCT05694039
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Subjective Ratings on a New Sound Processor and Compatible Products
Clinical study designed to collect user feedback from Cochlear Implant recipients on a new Sound Processor System
- Trial name
- NCT02934373
- Testing
- A New Sound Processor
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Conductive
Wide Frequency Band Test of Hearing in Veterans
The accurate assessment of auditory status is critical for planning treatment for Veterans with hearing loss to include medical and audiological management.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural, Otosclerosis
- Trial name
- CWTBAFV (NCT02019888)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Temporary Auditory Threshold Shift
Otoprotection With SPI-1005 for Prevention of Temporary Auditory Threshold Shift
Exposure to loud sounds can cause hearing loss. The purpose of this research study is to evaluate potential prevention of temporary changes in hearing that may occur after listening to music through an iPod or personal music…
- Trial name
- NCT01444846
- Testing
- SPI-1005 Low dose, SPI-1005 Middle dose, SPI-1005 High dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy
Phenotype Correlates Genotype of Inherited Retina Dystrophies, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Con>Rod Dystrophies.
Patients with retina dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa, cone>rods dystrophies, Usher and syndromic) will be correlated with genotype and validate inheritance mode by segregation analysis.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy, Usher Syndromes, Retina; Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03990727
- Testing
- Retina Analysis-mosaic, Autofluorescence, OCT- 1 micra
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MejoraVisionMD
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Cochlear Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss
Remote Evaluation of the Naída CI M90 (Marvel) Sound Processor
Within-subject comparison. Remotely Evaluating latest Advanced Bionics Marvel Sound Processor for cochlear implants, from two adult groups.
- Trial name
- NCT05007886
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gestational Diabetes, Hearing Loss
Hearing Screening Outcomes of Two Screening Tests in Newborns of Gestational Diabetic Mothers
In this study, the investigators have aimed to investigate whether GDM is a risk factor for hearing impairment in newborns. To the investigators knowledge, this study is the first prospective, controlled study on this subject.
- Trial name
- NCT04845412
- Testing
- Hearing screening tests
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Training and Research Hospital
Hearing Loss
Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation Pilot Study
The purpose of this clinical trial pilot is to obtain feasibility and pilot data necessary to inform the hearing intervention being designed for a larger R01 clinical trial that seeks to determine whether best practice hearing…
- Trial name
- P-EARLHI (NCT05970211)
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo Lumity Receiver in Canal Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida