Clinical trials: Ear Diseases
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Sound Quality Comparisons With Different Hearing Aid Couplings and Venting Systems
Participants will be comparing the sound quality of their own voice and the sound quality of streamed music using universal couplings and a custom earmold with a dynamic vent.
- Trial name
- NCT05180630
- Testing
- Audeo P90 hearing aid with custom earmolds using dynamic venting, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Open domes, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Vented domes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Alzheimer Disease, Presbycusis
Clinical Trial on Alzheimer Disease, Presbycusis and Hearing Aids
This is a 12-months' randomized clinical trial that aims at studying the benefit of bilateral hearing aids in hearing impaired patients suffering from a slight to moderate stage Alzheimer disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00488007
- Testing
- Hearing aids used : PHONAK Savia and Valeo
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Otitis Media With Effusion
The Effect of Osteopatic Cranial Techniques on the Audiometric and Tympanometric Values in Children Suffering From Otitis Media With Effusion.
Children with otitis media with effusion will be treated with osteopatic cranial techniques or with a placebo treatment. Before and after the treatment audiometric and tympanometric measures will take place.
- Trial name
- NCT00547326
- Testing
- treated with osteopatic cranial techniques
- Where
- Belgium
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss
Subject´s Preference Regarding Hearing Performance and Functionality Using a New Sound Processor
The aim of this clinical investigation is to investigate the subject´s overall preference, hearing performance and self-reported assessments with the Investigational device and its precursor Sound Processor (Comparator) after 6…
- Conditions
- Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03848910
- Testing
- Investigational device - Sound Processor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
CLEAR Clinical Study
Acute in-booth assessment of a new noise reduction algorithm with cochlear implant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT03126825
- Testing
- CP910/CP920 with noise reduction on, CP910/CP920
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
Mindfulness Intervention and Symptom Variability in Hearing
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness and placebo treatments on hearing improvement. More specifically, the researchers will be investigating whether the following variables impact the…
- Trial name
- NCT04281225
- Testing
- Attention to Variability (ATV)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The Effect of Sound Stimulation on Hearing Ability
In the late 1990s, researchers discovered that acoustic stimuli slow progressive sensorineural hearing loss and exposure to a moderately augmented acoustic environment can delay the loss of auditory function.
- Trial name
- NCT01434446
- Testing
- Sound stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Earlogic Korea, Inc.
Noise Exposure, Sleep
De Oorzaak: Citizen Science Project on the Impact of Environmental Noise
"De Oorzaak" is a large-scale citizen science project aiming to assess the impact of environmental sounds on the quality of life.
- Conditions
- Noise Exposure, Sleep, Hyperacusis
- Trial name
- NCT06466668
- Testing
- Sleep study, stress-related biomarkers and microbiome composition will be assessed using saliva samples, Audiological tests
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Tinnitus
Neurobiological Similarities of Tinnitus and PTSD
Psychiatric distress caused by PTSD may increase attention toward tinnitus, as well as perceived loudness and discomfort. It is important to understand how tinnitus-related distress and PTSD negatively interact together, in order…
- Trial name
- NCT05981391
- Testing
- resting-state functional MRI, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the DSM-5 (CAPS-5), Tympanometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs), Pain
Peloid Therapy in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
This prospective, single-group clinical study will evaluate whether local peloid therapy improves pain and jaw function in adults with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs), Pain, Otalgia
- Trial name
- NCT07576582
- Testing
- Local Peloid Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Cochlear Implant Recipients, Hearing Loss, Cochlear
An Investigation to Evaluate Sound Coding Enhancements in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients
This study will evaluate a range of experimental sound coding strategies that may improve hearing for cochlear implant recipients.
- Trial name
- SONORA-MU (NCT06867380)
- Testing
- Investigational sound coding strategy A, Cochlear default sound coding strategy A, Investigational sound coding strategy B
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Adenoid Hypertrophy, Middle Ear Effusion
It is Accepted That Adenoid Hypertrophy is Related to Otitis Media With Effusion Incidence. Better Understanding of the Correlation Between the Relative Size of AH and the Incidence of Persistent OME May Provide Evidence to Support a More Standardized Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of OME.
The aim of this study is to further investigate the correlation between Site and size of adenoid hypertrophy and middle ear effusion in order to provide evidence for designing a more standardized approach to the diagnosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT06674720
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hearing Disorder
Genetic Analyses of Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Deafness in Pakistan
Objective: One objective of this study is to genetically map and identify mutated genes for human hereditary hearing loss. A second objective is to study the function of these genes in the auditory system using mouse models.
- Trial name
- NCT00341874
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 18,009 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Cholesteatoma of Attic, Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear
Impact of Mastoid Condition on Results of Endoscopic Management of Cholesteatoma
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the effect of mastoid process status and the method of ossicular reconstruction on the results of the procedure transcanal endoscopic management of patients with localized…
- Trial name
- NCT06246682
- Testing
- Transcanal Endoscopic removal of atticoantral cholesteatoma
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) Dysfunction, Vestibular Function Tests
Smartphone-based Utility of the Vestibulo-ocular Reflex
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether a novel smartphone-based (mHealth) application can accurately assess gaze stability and vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) function in adults with vestibular dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) Dysfunction, Vestibular Function Tests, Vestibular Function Disorder, mHealth Application
- Trial name
- NCT06856746
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Tinnitus, Distress, Emotional
Internet-delivered Psychological Interventions for Tinnitus
Tinnitus can be very distressing for some individuals who experience it. The most studied intervention that works well for tinnitus distress is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Distress, Emotional, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep
- Trial name
- TinnitusLT (NCT05705323)
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT), Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction (iMBTSR)
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Balance
Effect of Wii Fit Training in Comparison to Vestibular Rehabilitation Training on Balance in Patients With Benign Paroxysmal Postional Vertigo
THIS STUDY IS A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF WIIFIT TRAINING IN COMPARISON TO VESTIBULAR REHAB TRAINING ON BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
- Conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Balance, Vertigo
- Trial name
- NCT06738823
- Testing
- INTERVENTION GROUP : TRAINING WITH WIIFIT, VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION TRAINING
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Labelled Phonak Hearing Systems (Study Part: Sonova2015-00)
The purpose of this study, which contains a series of successive study parts, is to methodically evaluate Phonak Hearing Systems on hard of hearing participants to grant quality control prior to each product launch.
- Trial name
- NCT02754843
- Testing
- Phonak's equivalent newly developped power BTE, Equivalent competitor device
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Non-significant Risk Study of a Cochlear Implant Headpiece
This study aims to evaluate a cochlear implant headpiece.
- Trial name
- NCT05488535
- Testing
- cochlear implant headpiece
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics
Subjective Tinnitus
Effect of Gabapentin on Idiopathic Subjective Tinnitus
The purpose of this study is to determine wether Gabapentin which is useful for treating neuropathic pains, is effective on idiopathic subjective tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT00555776
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University of Mashhad