Clinical trials: Deafness and Auditory Perception
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Auditory Performances With Different Stimulation Depths in Cochlear Implanted Subjects Using a Fine Structure Strategy
Main objective: Investigate on new cochlear implanted patients whether the FineHearing strategy of the MED-EL cochlear implant gives better results on musical perception if the depth of stimulation (stimulation or not of the…
- Trial name
- NCT04591093
- Testing
- FineHearing Strategy with 10 more apical electrodes or with 10 more basal electrodes activated
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH
Hearing Loss
FLI Normative Study
Single center, cross sectional observational research design to collect normative data on the acquisition of listening skills in normally-hearing children aged 0-6 years of age.
- Trial name
- FLI-P (NCT03410017)
- Testing
- Functional Listening Index
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Bilateral Hearing Loss
Assessing Listening Effort at Different Signal-to-noise Ratios in Bone-anchored Users
The purpose of this study is to assess listening effort during a speech-in-noise task in bone-anchored hearing systems (BAHS) users via pupillometry.
- Trial name
- NCT04242940
- Testing
- Fitting of Ponto 4
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Tinnitus, Bilateral, Cochlear Synaptopathy
A Study Testing Safety and Efficacy of Transtympanic Paliroden for the Treatment of Cochlear Synaptopathy in Participants With Chronic, Constant Tinnitus
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if paliroden (CIL001) is safe and can help treat cochlear synaptopathy in adult participants 18-75 years of age with normal hearing thresholds and normal cognition who exhibit…
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT07826507)
- Testing
- paliroden (CIL001)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cilcare SAS
Hearing Loss
fNIRS, Listening Effort, and Motivation
The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05893992
- Testing
- Hearing aids with noise management features for listening in noise, Hearing aid for listening in quiet environments
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the benefits of hearing instrument use in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does hearing instrument use improve speech understanding and…
- Trial name
- NCT07116135
- Testing
- hearing instruments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Partial Deafness
Implantation of the HiRes90K™ Advantage Cochlear Implant With HiFocus™ Mid-Scala and Development of a Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation Technology in Adults With Partial Deafness
The purpose of this feasibility study is to evaluate whether low-frequency acoustic hearing sensitivity can be preserved in newly implanted adults with partial deafness (considerable low frequency acoustic hearing profiles with…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Partial Deafness, Hearing Disorders, Ear Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02189798
- Testing
- HiRes 90K™ Advantage implant with HiFocus™ Mid-Scala electrode, EAS sound processor
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics
Hearing Loss
Benefits of Assistive Listening Device for Speech Intelligibility
Speech intelligibility in noise will be evaluated in adults with moderate to moderate-severe sensorineural hearing loss, using an assistive listening device and hearing aid, and compared to speech intelligibility in noise using…
- Trial name
- NCT05072470
- Testing
- Roger microphone, Phonak Audeo hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Ear Diseases
Benefits of the HiResolution Bionic Ear System in Adults With Asymmetric Hearing Loss
The purpose of this feasibility study is to evaluate the benefit of unilateral implantation in adults who have severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear, and up to moderate sensorineural hearing loss in the other…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Ear Diseases, Hearing Disorders, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02811549
- Testing
- HiResolution Bionic Cochlear Implant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics
Hearing Disorders, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Subjective Evaluation of a Sound Processing Method for Hearing Aids on Auditory Distance Perception
Within the course of this study, a signal processing feature has been developed at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in collaboration with Sonova AG, in order to enhance the listening experience with remote…
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT03512951)
- Testing
- Digital signal processing algorithms
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Benefit of Assistive Listening Device for Lateralization
Speech intelligibility in noise will be evaluated in adults with moderate to moderate-severe sensorineural hearing loss using a Phonak Roger microphone and hearing aid with compatible Phonak Roger receiver.
- Trial name
- NCT05072457
- Testing
- Roger On microphone, Roger Select microphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Physiological, Behavioural and Subjective Measures of Listening Effort
Participants will perform two different listening tasks: (1) listening to, and repeating back, sentence lists presented in noise, and (2) listening to short radio excerpts and answering subsequent comprehension questions.
- Trial name
- NCT03761927
- Testing
- Hearing Aid without NR enabled, Hearing Aid with NR(1), Hearing Aid with NR(2)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Hearing Loss
Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users
Listening with a cochlear implant remains difficult and most listeners will report high levels of listening effort.The present study is a "pilot" aiming to evaluate listening effort for cochlear implant users.
- Trial name
- NCT03212924
- Testing
- Pupillometry, Evaluation of speech comprehension in quiet, Evaluation of speech comprehension in noise
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Hearing Impaired (Partially)
Optimization of Perceived Sound Quality for Music Listening in Hearing Aid Users With Hearing Loss.
This study aims to optimize music listening quality for 66 hearing aid users (33 musicians and 33 non-musician music enthusiasts) by developing a dedicated "Music Program" based on individual frequency preference profiles.
- Trial name
- OPTIMMUSIC (NCT07677748)
- Testing
- Musical listening quality preference test
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Hearing Loss, Deafness
Evaluation of Hearing Preservation in Adults With Partial Low-Frequency Hearing Implanted With the HiFocus™ Mid-Scala Electrode
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of preserving low-frequency acoustic hearing in adults with a moderate degree of hearing loss in the low frequencies and severe-to-profound hearing loss in the mid-to-high…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Deafness, Hearing Disorders, Ear Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01959152
- Testing
- HiRes™ 90K Advantage implant with HiFocus™ Mid-Scala electrode
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced, Hearing Loss
Apple Hearing Study
The Apple Hearing Study is a partnership between the University of Michigan and Apple to study sound exposure and its impact on hearing health.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- Trial name
- AHS (NCT04172766)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Apple Inc.
Hearing Loss
Multi-center Study to Examine Changes to the Environment Surrounding the Electrodes in the Cochlea and to Capture the Most Challenging Listening Environments Experienced by Persons With a Cochlear Implant
This early feasibility study aims to collect pilot data on impedance measurements in real-world environments and to collect real-world and difficult listening situations and the factors impacting this, reflecting situations the…
- Trial name
- DICE (NCT06173687)
- Testing
- The impedance measurement task using the Mobile Research App (MRA)
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
fNIRs, Listening Effort, and Speech Intelligibility
The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05330585
- Testing
- Hearing aids, Unaided
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset, Hearing Aid
Evaluation of Performances, Clinical Benefits and Safety of the 'Audiocap' Connected Hearing Rehabilitation Device for Improving Audibility in Hearing-impaired People in the Context of CE Marking - AUDIOCAP-2
The goal of this clinical trial is the evaluation of performances, clinical benefits and safety of the 'Audiocap' connected hearing rehabilitation device for improving audibility in hearing-impaired people.
- Trial name
- AUDIOCAP-2 (NCT07252492)
- Testing
- Audiocap connected hearing aid
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Archean Technologies
Hearing Loss
A Comparative Clinical Investigation of Musician's Preference With Hearing Aids
For this study, Bernafon AG will carry out testing with participants with hearing loss to compare a dedicated music program to a general listening program.
- Trial name
- BF007-2101 (NCT04939259)
- Testing
- New Music Program, Standard Listening Program
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG