Clinical trials: Hearing Aid
Hearing Loss
Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes Between Self-fit and Professional Fit for MDHearing Smart Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are commonly used to help people with hearing loss hear better in daily listening environments. MDHearing Smart hearing aids are designed to use the MDHearing app to adjust hearing aids to each individual's hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT05165121
- Testing
- MDHearing smart hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MDHearingAid
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
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 Loss
Lab Evaluation of Novel Hearing Aid Coupling Method
Evaluation of different hearing aid coupling methods including two states of a novel coupling method and two traditional coupling methods.
- Trial name
- NCT05377359
- Testing
- Recordings of Hearing Aids with Open Domes, Recordings of Hearing Aids with Closed Domes, Recordings of Hearing Aids with Novel State 1
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Validation of Novel BTE and SP Hearing Aid Models
Participants will wear one set of 2 different BTE hearing aid models based on the gain required by their hearing loss. The hearing aids will be programmed based on a prescriptive approach and participants will be sent out for…
- Trial name
- NCT04882787
- Testing
- BTE hearing aid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Investigating Hearing Aid Frequency Response Curves 2
Internal research on the manufacturer's hearing aid products has idenitfied areas in which the investigators can improve the hearing aid frequency response curve.
- Trial name
- NCT05828017
- Testing
- Hearing Aid - Standard Curve under Program 1, Hearing Aid - Variation #1 under Program 1, Hearing Aid - Variation #2 under Program 5 - Streaming Only
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
A Standard Music Program Compared to an Optimized Music Program
The trial will test whether a standard music program that is an offset to the general program provides the same benefit as a music program that is individually customized for each test participant.
- Trial name
- NCT04147442
- Testing
- Hearing aid with fine-tuned and standard programs
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Wear-Time Trial for Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
This document describes a clinical validation study for a double-blind repeated-measures comparative study of the Great Nordic (GN) self-fitting method to a validated audiology-best-practices method when fitting the GN…
- Trial name
- NCT04823494
- Testing
- Hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GN Hearing A/S
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
A Comparison of a New Acoustic Feedback Canceller in Hearing Aids With the Current System
The Purpose of the study is to show that the performance of the new feedback cancellation system is better than the feedback system used in the currently marketed hearing aids.
- Trial name
- NCT04146272
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Mermaid Current, Hearing Aid Mermaid New, Power Hearing Aid Current
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Hearing Impairment
Wide-Bandwidth Open Canal Hearing Aid For Better Multitalker Speech Understanding
Our goal is to design and build a new hearing aid system, which mitigates the most common complaints that hearing aid users have.
- Trial name
- NCT00582946
- Testing
- Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EarLens Corporation
Hearing Loss
Real World Perspectives on Advancements in Hearing Aid Technology
This study will compare different microphone technologies in a noisy environment when the dominant speaker is at the front, back, left, or right side of the listener.
- Trial name
- NCT05468918
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo previous generation hearing aids, Phonak Audeo Lumity hearing aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Clinical Validation of the Lexie Lumen Hearing Aid
More than half a billion people globally have hearing loss. Most hearing loss is sensorineural, meaning that the hearing loss is irreversible and requires rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT05337748
- Testing
- Lexie Self Test and Fit Group, Lexie Professional Test and Fit Group
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hearX Group
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Evaluation of Hearing Aid Benefit
The present study will investigate the benefit of hearing aids for speech intelligibility (in both quiet and noisy environments) compared to the unaided condition.
- Trial name
- NCT05198713
- Testing
- New hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Hearing Aid Quality and Reliability Study
Quality and reliability study of hearing aid. Adults with mild to severe hearing loss will wear hearing aids daily for approximately 3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT04995666
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss Mixed
Investigating Hearing With Ponto 3 SuperPower, a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid - Investigating Hear
The study is part of the Post Market Clinical Follow (PMCF) activity. The investigational device is the CE-marked Ponto 3 SuperPower (available on the market since December 2016) already fitted to the subjects, and data is…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss Mixed, Hearing Disability, Conductive Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT04803279
- Testing
- Collection of Pure tone thresholds from audiogram measured prior to fitting of Ponto 3 SuperPower, Collection of BC In-situ thresholds from BC In-situ audiogram measured during fitting of Ponto 3 SuperPower, Collection of Aided sound field thresholds measured with the Ponto 3 SuperPower
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Hearing Loss
A Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Methods
This investigation will compare hearing aid fitting methods between self-fitting and clinician fitting approaches by using a standardized questionnaire to evaluate subjective hearing aid benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT05376215
- Testing
- Experimental hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Evaluating Benefits of Hearing Aid Microphone Directionality Technologies
This study will evaluate the impact of hearing aid microphone directionality technologies and settings on speech understanding in noise for experienced hearing aid users.
- Trial name
- NCT04953390
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo hearing aid, Phonak hearing aid with multiple directionality settings, adjustable via a mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2020_43
Phonak Hearing Systems pass through different development and study stages. At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner.
- Trial name
- NCT04723173
- Testing
- Feature for noise reduction (on), Feature for noise reduction (off)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Investigating Hearing Aid Frequency Response Curves
Internal research on the manufacturer's hearing aid products has idenitfied areas in which the investigators can improve the hearing aid frequency response curve.
- Trial name
- NCT05521308
- Testing
- Hearing Aid - Standard Curve, Hearing Aid - Variation #1, Hearing Aid - Variation #2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG