Clinical trials: Hearing Aids
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Hearing Aid Signal Processing Comparative Study
Participants will be fit with each of two hearing instruments in an ABA cross-over design. The study will consist of a total of three approximately 10-day home trials with the devices.
- Trial name
- NCT04839289
- Testing
- Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument; Manufacturer A, Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument; Manufacturer B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Open-source Hearing Aid Platform Comparisons
New discoveries for hearing loss intervention are often impeded by the proprietary nature of commercial hearing aids and their use in scientific research as "black boxes".
- Trial name
- COSP-1 (NCT05693610)
- Testing
- Portable OSP, Cloud-based OSP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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, Sensorineural, Tinnitus
Evaluation of the Clinical Benefit of the Hearing Aids Tinnitus Feature.
Participants with hearing loss and Tinnitus will wear hearing aids with amplification-only or with an added sound, and have their tinnitus level evaluated before and after intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05292534
- Testing
- hearing aid amplification, hearing aid amplification with an added sound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Presbycusis
Longitudinal Outcomes of Hearing Aids
Age-related hearing loss is a substantial national problem due to its high prevalence and significant psychosocial consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT04030299
- Testing
- Over-the-counter fitting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Yu-Hsiang Wu
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
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Open-canal Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids and Traditional In-the-ear Hearing Aids.
This study is being conducted to evaluate the benefits of in-the-ear vs. open-fit behind-the-ear hearing aids. We want to learn more about which patients prefer each type, so we can make better choices about which type of hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT00727909
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Treatments
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
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 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
Unilateral Hearing Loss, Unilateral Deafness
A Comparison Between Wireless CROS and Bone-anchored Hearing Devices for Single-Sided Deafness: A Pilot Study
People with single-sided deafness (SSD) have significant hearing loss in one ear and normal or near normal hearing in the other ear.
- Trial name
- NCT01715948
- Testing
- CROS hearing aid, Bone-anchored hearing device (BAHD)
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manohar Bance
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Clinical and Health Economic Evaluation With a New Baha® Abutment Combined With a Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique
To demonstrate that the minimally invasive surgical procedure in combination with the use of the Cochlear Baha BA400 abutment is associated with a reduction of inflammation/infection, overgrowth, pain and numbness at the site of…
- Conditions
- Deafness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural
- Trial name
- NCT01796236
- Testing
- Minimally invasive surgery and BA400, Traditional surgery and BA300
- Where
- 7 sites in France, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Sound Quality Comparisons With Different Hearing Aid Couplings and Venting Systems
Participants will be comparing the sound quality of their own voice and the sound quality of streamed music using universal couplings and a custom earmold with a dynamic vent.
- Trial name
- NCT05180630
- Testing
- Audeo P90 hearing aid with custom earmolds using dynamic venting, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Open domes, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Vented domes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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, 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
Supplementing Hearing Aids With Computerized Auditory Training
The study is designed to examine the effectiveness of a computer-based auditory training program to improve the benefits received by individuals who wear hearing aids.
- Trial name
- LACE (NCT00727337)
- Testing
- LACE-computer, CONTROL, Lace-DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tinnitus, Hearing Aids
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Low-Gain Hearing Aids for Bothersome Tinnitus
Tinnitus - defined as ringing, humming, or other sounds in the ears or head - is a very common problem for Veterans. Hearing aids that deliver low-level amplification are being used by audiologists to help people with tinnitus…
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Hearing Aids, Normal Hearing
- Trial name
- NCT03904264
- Testing
- Receiver in the canal (RIC) hearing aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development