Clinical trials: Hearing Disorder
Hearing Loss
Antioxidation Medication for Noise-induced Hearing Loss
This study will examine whether oral intake of 1200mg N-Acetylcysteine/day will prevent temporary threshold shift in hearing among workers exposed to noise
- Trial name
- NCT00552786
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine (NAC), glucose
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Tinnitus
Evaluation of Auditory Mirror-therapy for Tinnitus
The investigators will evaluate the effects of wearing auditory mirror earmuffs on tinnitus and on audiometry.The auditory mirror earmuffs is a device that re-routes auditory input from the left side of the head to the right ear…
- Trial name
- NCT05710172
- Testing
- Auditory Mirror Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cisplatin Ototoxicity, Hearing Loss
Randomized Trial Comparison of Ototoxicity Monitoring Programs
This study involves research. Some chemotherapeutic drugs that can permanently reduce hearing are termed "ototoxic". One such drug is the chemotherapy called cisplatin.
- Trial name
- COMP-VA (NCT02099786)
- Testing
- COMP-VA, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss
Speech Locator In-car Performance Evaluation
Listeners will conduct sound quality ratings of recordings talkers in a moving car processed using three different microphone processing strategies: an investigational adaptive directional microphone, an omnidirectional…
- Trial name
- NCT05054816
- Testing
- Investigational adaptive directional microphone strategy, Comparator omnidirectional microphone strategy, Comparator fixed directional microphone strategy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 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
Developmental Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Acquired Cochlear Nerve Deficiency
Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Young Children
To purpose of this feasibility study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the Nucleus 24 Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI, Cochlear Corp, Sydney, AUS) in children without the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis…
- Conditions
- Developmental Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Acquired Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Cochlear Aplasia, Post-meningitis Cochlear Ossification
- Trial name
- NCT01904448
- Testing
- Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Children
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Vestibular Disorder, Hearing Impaired Children
Vestibular Infants Screening-Flanders
Hearing-impaired children are at risk for a vestibular impairment, as the auditory and vestibular end organs are closely related.
- Trial name
- VIS-Flanders (NCT05061069)
- Testing
- cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP)
- Where
- 19 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
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
Mild to Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Esteem Totally Implantable Hearing System
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Esteem Totally Implantable Hearing System in subjects suffering from mild to severe hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01092910
- Testing
- Esteem Totally Implantable Hearing System
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Envoy Medical Corporation
Tinnitus
Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Spanish Tinnitus Sufferers
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
- ICBT (NCT04335929)
- Testing
- Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lamar University
Subjective Tinnitus
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Trial
The primary purpose of the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Trial (TRTT) is to assess the efficacy of tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) as a treatment for severe debilitating tinnitus.
- Trial name
- TRTT (NCT01177137)
- Testing
- Conventional sound generator (SG), Standard of Care (SC), Directive Counseling (DC)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Meniere's Disease
Famvir for Treatment of Hearing in Unilateral Meniere's Disease
The specific aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of treatment with famciclovir in unilateral Meniere's Disease patients, specifically whether hearing can be improved.
- Trial name
- Famvir (NCT01526408)
- Testing
- Famciclovir
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- House Research Institute
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 Impairment
The Performance-Perceptual Test as a Counseling Tool
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a new test of ability to understand speech in noise and an associated counseling program can improve hearing aid satisfaction.
- Trial name
- PPT (NCT00126113)
- Testing
- PPT-based Counseling, Standard Educational Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Post-market Clinical Follow-up of a Magnetic Bone Conduction Implant (Cochlear Baha Attract System)
The rationale behind this post-market clinical follow-up investigation is to collect data regarding the usability and clinical performance of the Baha Attract System in subjects with hearing impairment that are candidates for…
- Conditions
- Deafness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Conductive
- Trial name
- NCT02022085
- Testing
- Baha Attract System
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions
Wolfram Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus
A Clinical Trial of Dantrolene Sodium in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Wolfram Syndrome
Wolfram syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, optic nerve atrophy, hearing loss, and neurodegeneration.
- Conditions
- Wolfram Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Ataxia
- Trial name
- NCT02829268
- Testing
- dantrolene sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tinnitus
Inhibitor Masking Device & Sodium Channel, Voltage Gated, Type IX Alpha Subunit (SCN9) Gene Expression
To evaluate the effectiveness of the Inhibitor™ Tinnitus Masking Device. To determine if there is a higher incident of expression of the sodium channel, voltage gated, type IX alpha subunit (SCN9) gene in those subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT01412918
- Testing
- The Inhibitor™ Tinnitus Masking Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome Type 2
Retinal Imaging in CNTF -Releasing Encapsulated Cell Implant Treated Patients for Early-stage Retinitis Pigmentosa
This clinical trial is a single-site, 30 patient study for participants who have early stage retinitis pigmentosa, or Usher syndrome (type 2 or 3). Funding Source - FDA OOPD and Foundation Fighting Blindness.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome Type 2, Usher Syndrome Type 3
- Trial name
- NCT01530659
- Testing
- NT-501
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Neurotech Pharmaceuticals
Conductive Hearing Loss, Conductive and Sensori-neural Hearing Loss in the Same Ear
Wide Diameter Bone Anchored Implant Study
To assess implant stability, implant loss, adverse skin reactions, and Quality of Life Benefit following implantation of the Ponto 4.5mm Wide Diameter implant.
- Conditions
- Conductive Hearing Loss, Conductive and Sensori-neural Hearing Loss in the Same Ear, Unilateral, Profound Sensori-neural Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT01671176
- Testing
- Wide diameter bone anchored implant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical