Clinical trials: Ear Diseases
Hearing Impairment
Acceptance and Performance of the CP1170 Sound Processor in Experienced Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients
Acceptance and performance of the CP1170 sound processor in experienced adult cochlear implant recipients compared with the CP1150 sound processor and their current sound processor.
- Trial name
- POLAR (NCT05619575)
- Testing
- CP1170 Sound Processor, CP1150 Sound Processor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Benefits of Bimodal Streaming With MED-EL Cochlear Implants and Starkey Hearing Aids
This study will evaluate sound quality and user satisfaction with Bluetooth streaming using a new bimodal streaming option for individuals who use a MED-EL cochlear implant and Starkey hearing aid.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Cochlear Implant Recipients, Asymmetric Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT07028619
- Testing
- Bimodal Streaming Configuration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Hearing Loss, Language Impairment
Retrieval Practice for Word Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
This study is designed to advance the promising yet underutilized research on retrieval practice by evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of two key retrieval practice features (feedback and spacing).
- Trial name
- NCT05512000
- Testing
- Feedback with massed trials, Feedback with spaced trials, No feedback with massed trials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ototoxicity, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor
Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Preventing Hearing Loss in Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment With Cisplatin
RATIONALE: Alpha-lipoic acid may prevent or lessen hearing loss caused by cisplatin. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the effectiveness of alpha-lipoic acid in preventing hearing loss in cancer patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00477607
- Testing
- alpha-lipoic acid, Audiology, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Otitis Media
Tympanostomy Tube Placement in Children in the Office (Inova Study)
The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Acclarent Tula TDS for the placement of tympanostomy tubes under local anesthesia in an office/clinic setting.
- Trial name
- Inova (NCT01496287)
- Testing
- Tube Delivery System (TDS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed
Investigating Hearing With the Ponto 4, a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
The study is a combined retrospective (fitting visit) and prospective (study visit), multi-center, single arm study The study is part of the Post Market Clinical Follow (PMCF) activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04761926
- Testing
- Audiometry
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Otitis Media
Effect of Simethicone on Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
This study is designed to measure the effects of a chewable Simethicone tablet taken by mouth on middle-ear pressure in adults with a common cold and evidence of abnormal middle-ear pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT01312038
- Testing
- Simethicone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Pilot Study to Evaluate Ear Acupressure Effects in Treating Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
We hypothesize that ear acupressure will be effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis by changing the immune parameters and the psychological impact factors are associated with ear acupressure treatment outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01921348
- Testing
- acupressure pellets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Hearing Loss, Age-Related
Effects of PSAPs on Speech Processing
Mild to moderate hearing loss remains undertreated, largely because of the high cost of hearing aids. A promising and much less expensive alternative is the use of personal sound amplification products (PSAPs), which are…
- Trial name
- NCT05076045
- Testing
- Personal sound amplification products
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Hearing Loss
Safety and Efficacy of the Cochlear Nucleus CI422 Cochlear Implant in Adults
Clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Cochlear™ Nucleus® CI422 cochlear implant for new cochlear implant adult recipients with broader requirements to be considered an eligible candidate.
- Trial name
- NCT01867008
- Testing
- Nucleus CI422 Cochlear Implant with N6 Sound Processor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Tinnitus, Pulsatile Tinnitus
Venous Sinus Stenting To Treat Intractable Pulsatile Tinnitus Caused By Venous Sinus Stenosis
There have been few published studies that examine the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatments on patients with pulsatile tinnitus with venous stenosis.
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Pulsatile Tinnitus, Venous Sinus Stenosis, Dural Sinus Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT02734576
- Testing
- Venous Sinus Stenting with the Precise Pro Stent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Tinnitus
Experimental Tinnitus Treatment With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
There are numerous conditions that may benefit from TMS but they lack definitive data from clinical trials with sufficient scientific rigor, which includes large, multi-site, randomized sham-controlled trials.
- Trial name
- NCT03699826
- Testing
- TMS for tinnitus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Aaron Boes
Hearing Loss
A System and Process to Improve the Satisfaction With Hearing Health Products
Innovative Design Labs Inc. (IDL) and its collaborators, proposes to create a cloud-based system which integrates advances and techniques from Health and Wellness Coaching (HWC) into the Hearing Aid (HA) fitting and trial process.
- Trial name
- NCT04926636
- Testing
- Health and Wellness Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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.
Hearing Loss
A Simplified Patient-Centered Educational Tool for Improved Hearing-Aid Outcomes
Hearing loss is the second most prevalent service-connected disability among Veterans. Hearing aids are the most common technological intervention for hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01940705
- Testing
- Hearing-Aid Informational Guide, Hearing-Aid DVD, Teach-back Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tinnitus
Processing Speed as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus
The overall purpose of this research is to assess whether both the "60 second Brain Game" and the "Brain Speed Test" computer-based programs can be used as assessment tools for objectively defining the severity of the functional…
- Trial name
- BST (NCT01222507)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Investigating Stimulation Parameter and Electrode Mode Changes on Speech Perception in Experienced Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients
This study aims to investigate the effect of stimulation parameters and different electrode modes on speech perception in adult cochlear implant recipients.
- Trial name
- DUAL (NCT06298396)
- Testing
- Program using default MAP, Program using low-power 1 (LP1) MAP, Program using low-power 2 (LP2) MAP
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Impaired
Educational Program for Hearing Aid Users With Internet Support
The purpose of this study is to examine the short-term effects of complementing an educational program for hearing aid users with Internet support.
- Trial name
- NCT01837550
- Testing
- Intervention group, Control group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Sodra Alvsborgs Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Approaches to Auditory Rehabilitation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Many soldiers returning from their recent service in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) were exposed to blasts during combat.
- Trial name
- mTBI (NCT00930774)
- Testing
- FM system, Auditory training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Meniere Disease
Assessing the Efficacy of a Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor for Improving Meniere's Disease Outcomes
As of yet, the cause of Meniere's disease is uncertain and there is no cure. Given the lack of high level evidence for treatments, we seek to perform a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover, pilot trial of…
- Trial name
- NCT04218123
- Testing
- Venlafaxine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina