Clinical trials: Deafness and Auditory Perception
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
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 Impairment, Hearing Aid Fitting
Blast Exposed Veterans With Auditory Complaints
The purpose of this study is to study blast-exposed Veterans who report hearing handicap but show normal or near normal results on standard audiometric testing.
- Trial name
- NCT02122458
- Testing
- mild-gain hearing aids with high-frequency emphasis over 6-months
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries
Central Auditory Processing Deficits Associated With Blast Exposure
The current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in unprecedented rates of exposure to high-intensity blasts and resulting brain injury.
- Conditions
- Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries, Age Factors
- Trial name
- NCT01567020
- Testing
- Diagnostic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
PC-Based Rehabilitation of Auditory Function
Many older subjects experience difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments. Part of this problem is related to changes that occur in the ear with age and compromise the hearing of high-pitched sounds.
- Trial name
- CINT (NCT00724347)
- Testing
- Consonant Identification Training
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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 Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids and Listening Effort
The aim of this proposed project is to understand whether direct to consumer (DTC) hearing aids programmed to individual hearing losses, can reduce listening effort for effective communication.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
- Trial name
- NCT05855005
- Testing
- DTC Hearing Aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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
Supplementing Hearing Aids With Computerized Auditory Training
The study is designed to examine the effectiveness of a computer-based auditory training program to improve the benefits received by individuals who wear hearing aids.
- Trial name
- LACE (NCT00727337)
- Testing
- LACE-computer, CONTROL, Lace-DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Remote Microphone Candidacy Study
Despite improvements in digital hearing aid technology, many hearing aid users continue to report difficulty understanding speech in challenging listening environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03897634
- Testing
- Remote Microphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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 Loss, Sensorineural
Hearing Study: Sensitivity to Features of Speech Sounds
The purpose of this study is to better understand the sensitivity of listeners to the fast changes in frequency or amplitude of sounds that occur in speech.
- Trial name
- NCT03666676
- Testing
- Signal processing to improve intelligibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester