Clinical trials: Deafness
Hearing Loss
Clinical Evaluation of the Nucleus 5 Cochlear Implant (CI) System
To evaluate the performance of the Nucleus 5 Cochlear Implant System.
- Trial name
- NCT01072409
- Testing
- Nucleus 5 Cochlear implant, Cochlear implantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
Restoration of Spectral Resolution With Hearing-aid Amplification
The objective of this study protocol is to determine the efficacy of using aided measures of spectral resolution to set the dynamic range of hearing with hearing-aid amplification.
- Trial name
- NCT03850678
- Testing
- Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Hearing Loss
Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes Between Self-fit and Professional Fit for MDHearing Smart Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are commonly used to help people with hearing loss hear better in daily listening environments. MDHearing Smart hearing aids are designed to use the MDHearing app to adjust hearing aids to each individual's hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT05165121
- Testing
- MDHearing smart hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MDHearingAid
Siderosis, Neurological Disorder
Audiovestibular Function in Infratentorial Superficial Siderosis
One in six people in the United Kingdom and over 400 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss. This figure will double by 2050 as predicted by the World Health Organisation.
- Conditions
- Siderosis, Neurological Disorder, Rare Diseases, Age Related Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- AViSS (NCT04200664)
- Testing
- Hearing assessment, Vestibular/balance assessment, Quality of life assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Hearing Loss
Noise Reduction Preferences in Teenagers and Pre-teens
Noise reduction preferences and blue tooth access to hearing aid streaming features will be evaluated in experienced hearing aid users age 10-17.
- Trial name
- NCT05372094
- Testing
- Phonak Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
MyPhonak App Junior Pediatric Usability and Benefit Investigation
Participants age 8-17 with bilateral hearing loss will be fit with Phonak BTE (Behind-The-Ear) hearing aids and given access to the myPhonak Junior hearing app.
- Trial name
- NCT05055453
- Testing
- MyPhonak Junior App, Phonak Sky hearing aid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Wear-Time Trial for Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
This document describes a clinical validation study for a double-blind repeated-measures comparative study of the Great Nordic (GN) self-fitting method to a validated audiology-best-practices method when fitting the GN…
- Trial name
- NCT04823494
- Testing
- Hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GN Hearing A/S
Hearing Loss
A Comparative, Controlled, Clinical Investigation and Quality Control of a New Hearing Aid
The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the hearing aid under laboratory as well as everyday conditions. In addition, the performance data of the hearing aid are compared with a Bernafon hearing aid already…
- Trial name
- NCT03086018
- Testing
- Successor hearing aid to Juna
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
iotaSOFT Pediatric Study
Prospective, non-randomized, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the iotaSOFT Insertion System when used to assist electrode array insertion during cochlear implant surgery in a pediatric population.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Hearing Loss, Unilateral
- Trial name
- NCT06106373
- Testing
- iotaSOFT Insertion System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iotaMotion, Inc.
Diabetes, Deafness
American Sign Language-Accessible Diabetes Education
ASL-ADE will evaluate the efficacy of an ASL-interpreted diabetes educational intervention to the end of improving the health literacy of the target population and addressing their disparate health outcomes.
- Trial name
- ASL-ADE (NCT03980808)
- Testing
- American Sign Language-Accessible Diabetes Education, Control Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
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
Hearing Loss
Applying the Use of Motivational Tools to Auditory Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of helping first-time hearing-aid users get the most out of their hearing aids and determine if one method is better than the other.
- Trial name
- NCT01843777
- Testing
- Standard-of-Care, Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Phase 3 Clinical Trial: D-methionine to Reduce Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
This prospective study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial of oral D-methionine (D-met) to reduce noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02903355
- Testing
- D-methionine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Illinois University
Congenital Hearing Loss
Communities Helping the Hearing of Infants by Reaching Parents
Hearing loss is the most common sensory congenital disorder and this condition is diagnosable and treatable. Children that are born with hearing loss have to undergo several hearing tests to diagnose the condition and many…
- Trial name
- CHHIRP (NCT03875339)
- Testing
- Navigator Guidance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matthew Bush, MD
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Impaired Children
EarGenie: Assessment of a Minimum Viable Product
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of a novel device (EarGenie MVP) to assess hearing function in infants, using a small number of infants with normal hearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05962814
- Testing
- EarGenie MVP test
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Hearing Loss, High-Frequency
Hybrid Cochlear Implants in Severe to Profound Adults, Children, and Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine if adults and children with residual low-pitch hearing in the severe hearing loss range can develop improved speech perception by combining their residual acoustic hearing with electrical…
- Trial name
- NCT01975571
- Testing
- Cochlear® Nucleus™ Hybrid L24, Cochlear® Nucleus™ Hybrid S12
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruce J Gantz
Unilateral Deafness
Evaluation of BiCROS Fitting Benefits
22 candidates for BiCROS hearing aids will be recruited and fitted with a hearing aid and a CROS device. Following a real-world trial, each participant will be tested on a range of outcome measures including speech recognition in…
- Trial name
- NCT05379231
- Testing
- Hearing aid fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Open-source Hearing Aid Platform Comparisons
New discoveries for hearing loss intervention are often impeded by the proprietary nature of commercial hearing aids and their use in scientific research as "black boxes".
- Trial name
- COSP-1 (NCT05693610)
- Testing
- Portable OSP, Cloud-based OSP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Neonatal Hearing Loss
Otoacoustic Emission Suppression Study
The focus of this project is on a physiologic auditory response called the Medial Olivocochlear Reflex (MOCR) that assesses peripheral neural function.
- Trial name
- NCT04749524
- Testing
- Medial-Olivocochlear Reflex (MOCR) Strength Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intelligent Hearing Systems