Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders
Bilateral Hearing Loss
Evaluation of the Benefits of Bilateral Fitting in BAHS Users
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of bilateral implantation with bone-anchored hearing systems (BAHS), in terms of sound localization abilities, as well as auditory working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT04006132
- Testing
- Fitting of Ponto 3 SuperPower
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Cochlear Implantation
Spatial Hearing Rehabilitation in Noise for Bilateral Cochlear Implant Children
In recent decades, there was a great expansion for bilateral cochlear implantation (bCI) in children, leading to an improvement of their quality of life.
- Trial name
- KidTrain (NCT06040892)
- Testing
- SPHERE protocol : Spatial hearing performances test, FRASIMAT Test : audiology test of speech in noise perception, Kid SSQ questionnaire of life : The Speech, Spatial and Other Qualities of Hearing Scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Deafness
Localization and Mismatch Negativity
This descriptive and observational research project aims to characterize MMN as a neuronal marker of localization deficit in single-sided deafened subjects and subjects with bilateral profound deafness treated by a cochlear…
- Trial name
- MMNLocA (NCT03632551)
- Testing
- Specific binaural hearing evaluations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Tinnitus
Nitrous Oxide Treatment for Tinnitus
Tinnitus is perception of sound without the presence of an external acoustic stimulus. Approximately 50 million Americans experience chronic tinnitus and of these, 10 million have bothersome tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT03365011
- Testing
- Nitrous oxide gas for inhalation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Deafness, Bilateral
Study of the Role of Top-down Processes in Neuronal Reorganization and Recovery From Sensory Loss: an Exploratory Behavioral and Electroencephalographic Study in Cochlear-supported Deaf Patients
This study posits that central top-down processes (attention, inhibition), marked by alpha oscillations in EEG, play a key role.
- Trial name
- REASCENT (NCT07500909)
- Testing
- neurophysiological assessment, Cognitive, behavioral and quality of life assessment
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Hearing Impairment, Deafness
RoboHear™ Device: Advanced Haptic Technology That Allows the Deaf to Understand Speech
Pilot study to test the feasibility of translating the English language into haptics (touch sensations)
- Trial name
- NCT03966144
- Testing
- RoboHear Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Deafness
Hearing Program in Primary Care
During a primary care visit, investigators will screen and identify participants with hearing loss and then randomize to a) counseling on accessible assistive listening devices or b) referral to traditional audiology care pathway…
- Trial name
- NCT05943509
- Testing
- Alternative rehabilitation strategies, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Effectiveness of Application Education Intervention, Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Primary Education
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program the HoorToren in promoting recreational safe listening behavior among Dutch primary school children in group 7 (aged 10-11…
- Conditions
- Effectiveness of Application Education Intervention, Noise Induced Hearing Loss, Behavior Change Interventions, Primary School Children
- Trial name
- NCT07513077
- Testing
- HoorToren educational package
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Tinnitus
Internet-based Versus Face-to-face Clinical Care for Tinnitus
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a CBT-based internet intervention with face to face standard clinical care for adults with tinnitus in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- NCT02665975
- Testing
- CBT-based internet-intervention for tinnitus, Face-to-face clinical tinnitus care
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Hearing Loss
Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation Pilot Study
The purpose of this clinical trial pilot is to obtain feasibility and pilot data necessary to inform the hearing intervention being designed for a larger R01 clinical trial that seeks to determine whether best practice hearing…
- Trial name
- P-EARLHI (NCT05970211)
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo Lumity Receiver in Canal Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Hearing Loss
Validation of a Swiss German Language Test for Children
The aim of this study is to validate a Swiss German children's language test. Standard values for the speech intelligibility of Swiss German monosyllables and disyllables for children with normal hearing aged 4-6 years are…
- Trial name
- NCT06567613
- Testing
- Speech test
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Early Detection of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
This study measures sounds produced by the sensory receptors of the inner ear called hair cells. These sounds are called otoacoustic emissions and one special case the investigators are studying are called distortion product…
- Trial name
- NCT01022710
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Impairment
The Beneficial Effects of Pomegranate on Hearing of Patients Without Hemodialysis
Pomegranate has anti-oxidative capacity. It might reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Drug-induced hepatitis, and might prevent deterioration of cardiovascular diseases and cancer progression.
- Trial name
- NCT03575390
- Testing
- Pomegranate
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Occupational Noise Exposure
OCCUPATIONAL NOISE AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURE EFFECTS ON AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR FUNCTION
This study aims to investigate the effects of occupational noise exposure on hearing and auditory functions among individuals working in noisy environments.
- Trial name
- NCT07806123
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Hearing Loss
Sensory Processing Patterns in Hearing Loss
This study aimed to evaluate the sensory processing abilities of adults with acquired hearing loss and to explore the differences in sensory processing between adults with hearing loss and adults with normal hearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05025280
- Testing
- Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries
Central Auditory Processing Deficits Associated With Blast Exposure
The current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in unprecedented rates of exposure to high-intensity blasts and resulting brain injury.
- Conditions
- Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries, Age Factors
- Trial name
- NCT01567020
- Testing
- Diagnostic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acoustic Neuroma, Labyrinthitis Ossificans
Maintaining Cochlear Patency After VIIIth Nerve Surgery
Tumors arising from the VIIIth Nerve (vestibulo-cochlear nerve) typically present with progressive unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Neuroma, Labyrinthitis Ossificans, Profound Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03261726
- Testing
- MedEl Test Electrode Placer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
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
Hearing Loss
Natural History of Autosomal Dominant Hearing Loss
Background: Hereditary hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disabilities affecting newborns. The main options for people with hereditary hearing loss are hearing aids and cochlear implants.
- Trial name
- NCT04501081
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Presbycusis
Improving Speech in Noise Perception for Individuals With Age-related Hearing Loss
Hearing loss, especially for speech perception in the presence of noise, may lead older individuals to withdraw from social situations.
- Trial name
- NCT07192757
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida