Clinical trials: Hearing Aids
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
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Perceived Hearing Loss
Clinical Evaluation of Hearing Aid OTC Self-Assessment Methods for Adults With Perceived Mild-to-Moderate Hearing Loss
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of self assessment of hearing with conventional audiometry in an OTC Hearing Aid for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
- Conditions
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Perceived Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT07738237
- Testing
- OTC Hearing Aid Self Fitting App, Audiometry
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Rehear Audiology Company LTD
Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
Effects of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to test a online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users. The main questions it aims to answer are short- and long-term effects on the emotional and social consequences of…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Disorders, Hearing Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06051968
- Testing
- Online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users, Hearing rehabilitation according to common practice.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Health Services Research
Assessing Pharmacy Technician Educational Training for the Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in Rural Alabama and Mississippi Pharmacies
Hearing loss is a major public health concern due to its negative association with emotional well-being, cognition, and physical ailments, such as diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06864273
- Testing
- Pharmacy Technician Educational Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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
Tinnitus, Subjective, Hearing Impairment
Efficacy of Amplification With Hearing Aids for Tinnitus Relief
This study evaluates the treatment efficacy of tinnitus in people with mild hearing loss. One-third of participants will use hearing aid, one-third of participants will use customized music, while the other one-third participants…
- Trial name
- NCT03716544
- Testing
- Amplification with hearing aid, Customized music
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Presbycusis, Bilateral
Impact of Hearing Aid Technology on Self-reported Outcomes
The study aims to investigate if the level of hearing aid (HA) technology has an impact on self-reported outcomes in patients with presbycusis in terms of overall IOI-HA scores, Factor 1, Factor 2 scores, SSQ scores, and the SSQ…
- Trial name
- NCT04539847
- Testing
- High-end hearing aid, Basic hearing aid
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
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 Impaired
Measurement and Prediction of Outcomes of Amplification
The long-term goal of this research program is to develop methods to predict both the benefit and the satisfaction that hearing-impaired patients will derive from auditory amplification in daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT00013416
- Testing
- Hearing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Hearing Intervention Effects on Brain and Language Development in Children With Bilateral Mild Hearing Loss
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effects of hearing aid intervention on brain and language development in children with bilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss.
- Trial name
- HBD-RCT (NCT07774728)
- Testing
- Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids, Hearing-care educational sessions
- Where
- 12 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hearing Loss
Benefit of a Clinically Streamlined and Structured Aural Rehabilitation (CSSAR) Program in Adults
The goal of this mixed methods clinical trial is to determine whether a Clinically Streamlined and Structured Aural Rehabilitation (CSSAR) intervention improves hearing aid outcomes for new adult users, age 55 years and older, of…
- Trial name
- CSSAR (NCT07719114)
- Testing
- Clinically Streamlined and Structured Aural Rehabilitation (CSSAR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
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, Sensorineural
Understanding Individual Listening Strategies
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if hearing aid settings that are customized to individual listening strategies result in better speech understanding than non-customized hearing aid settings.
- Trial name
- NCT06962540
- Testing
- Hearing aid with settings customized to match their individual listening strategy, Hearing Aid with settings based on audiogram alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Presbycusis, Aging
Evaluating Hearing Aid Service Delivery Models
The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes for two different hearing-aid delivery models. In one model, the audiologist selects and fits the hearing aid and, in the other model, the consumer does this directly.
- Conditions
- Presbycusis, Aging, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT01788423
- Testing
- hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hearing Loss, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes of Ponto Procedures Performed in Settings Outside the Main Operating Room (i.e. Out-of-OR)
This study is a combined retro- and prospective, single arm, multicentre investigation designed to follow clinical practice for Ponto-implantations performed out of OR.
- Trial name
- NCT06930781
- Testing
- Ponto implantation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Stress
Use of HRV Measuring Hearing-aid Device to Detect Acute Stress
Validation of in-ear device to measure acute mental stress in comparison with a Polar H10 chest band. Stress is measured on the basis of heart rate variability.
- Trial name
- NCT05485129
- Testing
- BIORICS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Standard Post Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) Study WSA @ HZO
The purpose of the study is to follow-up on a released low-risk device as part of standard PMCF activities
- Trial name
- NCT06700512
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Signia Pure C&G 7IX, Own Hearing Aid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- WSAUD A/S
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2020_06
Phonak Hearing Devices pass through different development and study phases. At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner.
- Trial name
- NCT04496271
- Testing
- RIC (Receiver in channel)- device
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Cardiovascular Risk, HIV Infections
Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation and Antiretrovirals in HIV
The purpose of the study is to determine the main factors contributing to predicted 10 year cardiovascular risk in an HIV infected cohort, and the role of anti-HIV drug use in altering this risk
- Trial name
- CREATE1 (NCT01015092)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Hearing Loss, Bilateral Sensorineural, Progressive
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2017_13
A methodical evaluation of new CE-labelled Phonak Hearing Systems is intended to be conducted on hard of participants with a hearing loss to grant quality control prior to product launch.
- Trial name
- NCT03131557
- Testing
- Line extension of the Phonak Audéo B product family, Phonak Audéo B
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG