Clinical trials: Hearing Aid
Hearing Loss
Efficacy of a Coupler-based Fitting Approach for Experienced Users Receiving Replacement Hearing Aids
Hearing loss is among the top service-connected disabilities in Veterans. Hearing aids are the primary intervention for hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03569228
- Testing
- Study 1 - ITE hearing aids, Study 1 - BTE hearing aids, Study 3 (open-fit comparison)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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 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
Applying the Use of Motivational Tools to Auditory Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of helping first-time hearing-aid users get the most out of their hearing aids and determine if one method is better than the other.
- Trial name
- NCT01843777
- Testing
- Standard-of-Care, Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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, Sensorineural
Evaluation of an Open-source Speech-processing Platform
Determining acceptability and usability of a wearable open-source speech processing platform (Master Hearing Aid) developed for hearing-aid research
- Trial name
- EOSP (NCT03686046)
- Testing
- Exploratory use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
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
Tinnitus
CBT-based Internet Intervention for Adults With Tinnitus in the United States
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. experience tinnitus, of which about 20 million people have burdensome chronic tinnitus. Tinnitus can be very debilitating as many aspects of daily life can be affected, such as sleep, mood…
- Trial name
- NCT04004260
- Testing
- Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lamar University
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
Hearing Loss, Presbycusis
Variability In Hearing Aid Outcomes In Older Adults
The goal of this project is to find out if the way a hearing aid processes a sound signal should be determined in part by an individual's cognitive characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT02448706
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Fitting A, Hearing Aid Fitting B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Auditory Processing Disorder
Effects of Remote Microphone Hearing Aids on Children With Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a disorder where the functions of the ear are normal, but the person has difficulty identifying or discriminating sounds and experiences listening difficulties in noise.
- Trial name
- NCT02353091
- Testing
- Remote Microphone Hearing Aids
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
Skin Infection
The Use of Medical Grade Honey in the Prevention of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Associated Skin Breakdown
Postoperative medicinal grade honey in post-operative care may prevent bone anchored hearing aid associated skin breakdown better than standard care of bacitracin ointment alone in adult patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03929224
- Testing
- Medicinal honey, Bacitracin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
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 Impairment, Sensorineural
Auditory Training and Hearing Aid Satisfaction
Although hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss, and have the potential to help seniors stay active and productive, almost 50% of them who receive hearing aids rarely if ever use them, a state of affairs…
- Trial name
- ATandHAs (NCT04230876)
- Testing
- Auditory Brian Training Games/Activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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