Clinical trials: Hearing Aid Fitting
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
Cochlear Implants, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Audiological and Quality of Life Outcomes of Anatomy Based Fitting in Patients Implanted by Robot Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery (RACIS)
Severe to profound hearing loss affects 0,8% of the global population. For these people, a conventional hearing aid often does not provide sufficient benefit. However, these people can benefit from a cochlear implant (CI).
- Trial name
- RACIS ABF (NCT05369598)
- Testing
- Post-operative ABF followed by fitting according to clinical standard, Fitting according to clinical standard followed by post-operative ABF
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Cochlear Implant, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Anatomy-Based Fitting in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of an anatomy-based frequency distribution in comparison to a default frequency distribution in bimodal CI patients, i.e.
- Conditions
- Cochlear Implant, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid
- Trial name
- NCT07691853
- Testing
- Anatomy-based fitting, Default fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Hearing Loss
A Comparison of a Currently Marketed Hearing Aid Programmed With Two Different Fitting Methods
This study is designed to investigate the benefits of the hearing aid in the laboratory and in daily life when fitted with two different methods. Subjective and objective evaluations will be made.
- Trial name
- NCT03498274
- Testing
- Fitting System, Traditional Fitting System
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Hearing Loss
REFIT Hearing: Remote Fitting of Hearing Aids
Currently, the fitting of hearing aids is using a computer interface that allows to adjust the gain and compression of acoustic amplification.
- Trial name
- REFITHEARING (NCT02589561)
- Testing
- Remote fitting, Face to face fitting
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Hearing Loss, Hearing Abnormality
Optimisation of Hearing Aid Fitting
This study aims to explore if objective brain responses to speech stimuli (words and running speech) can be used to evaluate hearing aid fitting in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03279367
- Testing
- Objective speech response detection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Hearing Loss
Clinical Investigation and Validation of a Self-fitted Air-conduction Hearing Aid
Approximately 48 million people in the United States have hearing loss or hearing difficulties in noisy environments. Concha Inc.
- Trial name
- NCT06167161
- Testing
- Hearing aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Concha Inc.
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
Hearing Loss
Comparing Self-Fitting Strategies in the Lexie Powered by Bose Hearing Aids
More than 1.5 billion people around the world experience hearing loss, of whom at least 430 million experience disabling hearing loss that will require rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT05782153
- Testing
- Intervention A (hearing aid self-fitting with direct adjustment), Intervention B (hearing aid self-fitting with in-situ fitting)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hearX Group
Hearing Aid, Telehealth
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Remote Fine-Tuning of Hearing Aids in Danish Adults
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and user satisfaction of remote fine-tuning of hearing aids compared to traditional face-to-face adjustments.
- Conditions
- Hearing Aid, Telehealth, Hearing Aid Fitting, Effectiveness
- Trial name
- EARFit (NCT06992778)
- Testing
- Remote fine-tuning of hearing aids, Face-to-face fine-tuning of hearing aids
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Hearing in Noise
Speech Perception, Spatial Perception and Satisfaction Outcomes of Fitting Based on Hearing In Noise Ability
Hearing speech in the presence of background noise is a significant challenge for those with hearing loss. Being able to hear speech in noise has been rated as the most sought-after feature in hearing aids by hearing aid users.
- Trial name
- NCT07756970
- Testing
- ACT method in fitting, Traditional fitting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Quantifying the Benefits and Cost-effectiveness of Real-Ear Measurements (REM) for Hearing Aid Fitting
Adjusting hearing aid user's real ear performance by using probe-microphone technology (real ear measurement, REM) has been a well-known procedure that verifies whether the output of the hearing aid at the eardrum matches the…
- Trial name
- BREM (NCT05621798)
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Manufacturer's Software, REM (Real Ear Measurements)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Hearing Loss, Fatigue
Fatigue and Hearing Loss.
An intervention group and a control group will complete a battery of questionnaires at four time points to investigate the impact of first-ever hearing aid fitting on fatigue and associated variables.
- Trial name
- NCT04875117
- Testing
- Hearing aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hearing Loss
Individually-guided Hearing Aid Fitting
This translational project aims to optimize the fitting of hearing aids by development and clinical validation of a toolset that guides signal processing choice based on the individual auditory and cognitive abilities of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03345654
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Software for Self-Fitting of Hearing Aids by People With Hearing Loss
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a prototype app for the self-fitting of hearing aids.
- Trial name
- NCT05280808
- Testing
- Experimental phone app used for self-fitting of hearing aids
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Combined Acoustic and Electric Hearing (CI/HA) in Adult Bimodal Users Using a HA With a Bimodal Fitting Formula
Introduction: Bilateral-bimodal users may benefit from bilateral-binaural and a bimodal effect . The two modes of stimulation complement each other and may overcome the limitation of electric hearing alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03142100
- Testing
- cochlear implants and hearing aids
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bnai Zion Medical Center
Auditory Diseases, Central
Comparing Hearing Aid Fitting Methods in Blast-exposed Veterans
Since 2000, at least 250,000 U.S. Service members have experienced a blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. A retrospective analysis of over 100,000 post-9/11 Veterans shows that blast injury more than doubles the risk of a…
- Trial name
- SBA (NCT06309264)
- Testing
- Phonak Lumina P90
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss
Coupler-Based Hearing-Aid Fitting Approach for Experienced Users
The overall aim of the study is to compare the verification accuracy and hearing-aid outcomes between the traditional, fitting approach where the patient is present during the visit and a coupler-based fitting approach where the…
- Trial name
- NCT02772757
- Testing
- standard hearing aid fitting, coupler-based fitting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing and Vision Loss
Validating a Self-fitting Hearing Aid
Eargo, Inc. has developed a hearing aid that contains self-fitting gain software that allows adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss to test their hearing sensitivity and program hearing aids to match their measured hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT05246904
- Testing
- Fitting algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hearing Loss
Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness of a Community-based Hearing Aid Fitting Service Delivery Model Facilitated by Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) Providing Smartphone-based In-situ and Pre-set Hearing Aid Fittings in Low- and Middle-income Communities (LMICs)
The purpose of this study is to advance hearing care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through the rigorous evaluation and optimization of innovative interventions and technologies.
- Trial name
- NCT06982716
- Testing
- Lexie Lumen Hearing Aids, Go Ultra Hearing Aids
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pretoria