Clinical trials: Ear Diseases
Hearing Loss, Presbycusis
Predicting Success With Hearing Aids
The primary complaint of individuals with hearing loss is difficulty understanding speech in the presence of background noise. Although hearing aids help individuals understand speech in background noise better, there is a high…
- Trial name
- NCT00371449
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Tinnitus
rTMS Bimodal Treatment For Tinnitus: A Pilot Study
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a novel brain stimulation technique that uses pulsating magnetic fields to stimulate underlying neurons in the cerebral cortex.
- Trial name
- NCT01590264
- Testing
- Bimodal rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Presbycusis
Impact of Hearing Aid Service-delivery Model and Technology on Patient Outcomes
Age-related hearing loss is a big problem in the United States because many people have it and it affects their quality of life. Hearing aids can help, but not many people use them.
- Trial name
- NCT03579563
- Testing
- AUD fitting, OTC+ fitting, OTC fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Yu-Hsiang Wu
Otitis Media
Treatment of Clogged Tympanostomy Tubes: An Off-Label Use of Dornase Alfa (Pulmozyme®)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate Pulmozyme® (dornase) as compared to a standard ear drop Floxin® (ofloxicin) to dissolve clogged tubes.
- Trial name
- NCT00419380
- Testing
- dornase alfa (Pulmozyme®)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Safety and Effectiveness of 11b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor (AZD4017) to Treat Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Assessing the safety and effectiveness of a 11-βhydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor (AZD4017), in a placebo controlled trial, in acute idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) IIH is a condition of young, overweight…
- Trial name
- IIH:DT (NCT02017444)
- Testing
- AZD4017
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Migraine, Episodic Migraine
Safety and Tolerability Study of Daily Dosing Rimegepant in Episodic Migraine Prevention
The purpose of this study is to further evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of daily dosing of rimegepant for the prevention of episodic migraine.
- Conditions
- Migraine, Episodic Migraine, Phonophobia, Photophobia
- Trial name
- NCT05207865
- Testing
- Rimegepant
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 441 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Clinical Evaluation of the Cochlear Nucleus CI532 Cochlear Implant in Adults
The purpose of this study is to gather long-term data on the FDA approved CI532 cochlear implant, and CP1000 (Nucleus 7) sound processor
- Trial name
- SME (NCT03007472)
- Testing
- CI532, Nucleus 7
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss-Acute Exposure Treatment
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of zonisamide for the treatment of noise-induced hearing loss in adults.
- Trial name
- PINIHL-AET (NCT04768569)
- Testing
- Zonisamide 100Mg Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Vestibular Diseases, Labyrinth Diseases
Evaluation of a Sensory Enrichment Multimodal Device (SEMD) on Physical Therapy Patients With Disequilibrium
Purpose of this study is to determine the efficiency and safety of a Sensory Enrichment Multimodal Device (SEMD) when applied in conjunction with usual care vestibular-balance physical therapy for rehabilitation of patients who…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Diseases, Labyrinth Diseases, Ear Diseases, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Trial name
- SEMD (NCT01483937)
- Testing
- Usual care physical therapy plus SEMD, Usual care physical therapy only
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karen L Atkins
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
Emergence Agitation, Pain
Can Acetaminophen Given 1-2 Hours to Children Before Ear Tube Surgery Reduce Agitation After Anesthesia?
Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in up to 67% of pediatric patients after anesthesia for bilateral myringotomy tubes (BMT, "ear tubes").
- Trial name
- NCT01737593
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of New Fitting Characteristics for Extended Wear Hearing Aid Technology
Two groups of hearing aid candidates will be fit with extended wear technology. One group will be fit with the commercially available models, and the other group will be fit with either the commercially available model or a new…
- Trial name
- NCT05274165
- Testing
- Lyric Hearing Aid- Experimental Design, Lyric Hearing Aid- Commercially Available
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Neurofibromatosis 2, Vestibular Schwannoma
Lapatinib Study for Children and Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and NF2-Related Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine if Lapatinib has any effect on tumors found in patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). NF2 is a condition that mainly affects the skin and nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT00973739
- Testing
- Lapatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hearing Loss
Speech Recognition Training in Children With Hearing Loss
clEAR's auditory brain training has been shown to be effective in improving childrens' abilities to recognize the speech of generic talkers in a laboratory setting.
- Trial name
- ChAT (NCT04041440)
- Testing
- clEAR auditory training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Vestibular Disorder, Hearing Impaired Children
Vestibular Infants Screening-Flanders
Hearing-impaired children are at risk for a vestibular impairment, as the auditory and vestibular end organs are closely related.
- Trial name
- VIS-Flanders (NCT05061069)
- Testing
- cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP)
- Where
- 19 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Vestibular Disorder
Dose of Vestibular Rehabilitation for Vestibular Hypofunction
The purposes of this research are to 1) utilize virtual reality (VR) to evaluate the exercise dose required to improve symptoms in those with vestibular (dizziness) disorders, 2) compare VR vestibular exercises to standard…
- Trial name
- VRVR (NCT04851184)
- Testing
- Gaze stabilization Exercises using Virtual Reality Device, Gaze stabilization non-instrumented
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Evaluation of a Binaural Spatialization Method for Hearing Aids
This study investigates the possible benefits of using binaural spatialization techniques in digital wireless microphone systems for hearing aids.
- Trial name
- BHA(L&S) (NCT02693704)
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss
P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
Satisfaction and benefit from hearing aids fit using two patient self fit methods will be compared against those fit using audiology-based best practices.
- Trial name
- P-CHAT (NCT04618315)
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 584 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Otitis Media
Postoperative Effects of Intranasal Fentanyl, IV and IM Morphine in Children Undergoing Myringotomy
The purpose of this study is to compare the difference in effect of three clinically common methods of providing pain medication during surgery for ventilating tubes placed for recurring ear infections.The methods are fentanyl…
- Trial name
- NCT01244126
- Testing
- Intranasal fentanyl, morphine IM, IV morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Does Sound Conditioning Protect Against Temporary Hearing Damage
This research project will contribute to the research surrounding the effect on the ear after noise exposure. This ever-growing field of research has never been more applicable than now with the increase of recreational noise…
- Trial name
- NCT03878875
- Testing
- Session One Test Battery, Session Two Test Battery, Session Three Test Battery
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust