Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders
Cochlear Hearing Loss
Robotic and Manual Cochlear Implantation: An Intra-individual Study of Speech Recognition and Electrode Holder Position (ICRobMan)
Cochlear implantation (CI) allows rehabilitation for patients with severe to profound hearing impairment. Although the use of a robotic assistant provides technical assistance to the surgeon, the assessment of the impact of its…
- Trial name
- ICRobMan (NCT06235073)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
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
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
OTO-413 in Subjects With Speech-in-Noise Hearing Impairment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and exploratory efficacy of OTO-413 administered as an intratympanic injection for the treatment of speech-in-noise hearing impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04129775
- Testing
- OTO-413
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Otonomy, Inc.
MELAS Syndrome, Lebers Hereditory Optic Neuropathy With Extra Ocular Symptoms (LHON-Plus)
A Basket Clinical Study to Assess Glycerol Tributyrate in Patients With Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS) or Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy-Plus (LHON-Plus)
This is a parallel arm non-randomized dose-escalation, open-label basket exploratory phase 1 clinical trial where Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and Leber's hereditary optic…
- Trial name
- NCT06792500
- Testing
- Glycerol Tributyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Cochlear Synaptopathy
A Study Testing the Safety and Possible Benefits of an Ear Injection of a New Compound, Paliroden, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Difficulty Understanding Speech in Noisy Situations
Like retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy, sensorineural hearing loss is a common and underserved complication of uncontrolled diabetes.
- Trial name
- RESPLAND (NCT07472907)
- Testing
- CIL001 (Paliroden)
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Cilcare SAS
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2019_34
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
- NCT04187781
- Testing
- external microphone
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant Users
Sound Therapy for Tinnitus Relief in Cochlear Implant Users
The aim of this exploratory study is to evaluate the use and effectiveness of sound therapy for tinnitus relief in cochlear implant users with tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT03026829
- Testing
- CART sound therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
First in Human Safety Study of FX-345 in Adults With Sensorineural Hearing Loss
This single-blind, placebo-controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the safety of FX-345 administered as a single intratympanic injection in adults with acquired sensorineural hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05664100
- Testing
- FX-345
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Frequency Therapeutics
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
Alzheimer Disease, Presbycusis
Clinical Trial on Alzheimer Disease, Presbycusis and Hearing Aids
This is a 12-months' randomized clinical trial that aims at studying the benefit of bilateral hearing aids in hearing impaired patients suffering from a slight to moderate stage Alzheimer disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00488007
- Testing
- Hearing aids used : PHONAK Savia and Valeo
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss
Subject´s Preference Regarding Hearing Performance and Functionality Using a New Sound Processor
The aim of this clinical investigation is to investigate the subject´s overall preference, hearing performance and self-reported assessments with the Investigational device and its precursor Sound Processor (Comparator) after 6…
- Conditions
- Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03848910
- Testing
- Investigational device - Sound Processor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
CLEAR Clinical Study
Acute in-booth assessment of a new noise reduction algorithm with cochlear implant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT03126825
- Testing
- CP910/CP920 with noise reduction on, CP910/CP920
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
Mindfulness Intervention and Symptom Variability in Hearing
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness and placebo treatments on hearing improvement. More specifically, the researchers will be investigating whether the following variables impact the…
- Trial name
- NCT04281225
- Testing
- Attention to Variability (ATV)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The Effect of Sound Stimulation on Hearing Ability
In the late 1990s, researchers discovered that acoustic stimuli slow progressive sensorineural hearing loss and exposure to a moderately augmented acoustic environment can delay the loss of auditory function.
- Trial name
- NCT01434446
- Testing
- Sound stimulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Earlogic Korea, Inc.
Noise Exposure, Sleep
De Oorzaak: Citizen Science Project on the Impact of Environmental Noise
"De Oorzaak" is a large-scale citizen science project aiming to assess the impact of environmental sounds on the quality of life.
- Conditions
- Noise Exposure, Sleep, Hyperacusis
- Trial name
- NCT06466668
- Testing
- Sleep study, stress-related biomarkers and microbiome composition will be assessed using saliva samples, Audiological tests
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Tinnitus
Neurobiological Similarities of Tinnitus and PTSD
Psychiatric distress caused by PTSD may increase attention toward tinnitus, as well as perceived loudness and discomfort. It is important to understand how tinnitus-related distress and PTSD negatively interact together, in order…
- Trial name
- NCT05981391
- Testing
- resting-state functional MRI, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the DSM-5 (CAPS-5), Tympanometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Cochlear Implant Recipients, Hearing Loss, Cochlear
An Investigation to Evaluate Sound Coding Enhancements in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients
This study will evaluate a range of experimental sound coding strategies that may improve hearing for cochlear implant recipients.
- Trial name
- SONORA-MU (NCT06867380)
- Testing
- Investigational sound coding strategy A, Cochlear default sound coding strategy A, Investigational sound coding strategy B
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Disorder
Genetic Analyses of Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Deafness in Pakistan
Objective: One objective of this study is to genetically map and identify mutated genes for human hereditary hearing loss. A second objective is to study the function of these genes in the auditory system using mouse models.
- Trial name
- NCT00341874
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 18,009 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Tinnitus, Distress, Emotional
Internet-delivered Psychological Interventions for Tinnitus
Tinnitus can be very distressing for some individuals who experience it. The most studied intervention that works well for tinnitus distress is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Distress, Emotional, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep
- Trial name
- TinnitusLT (NCT05705323)
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT), Internet-delivered mindfulness-based tinnitus stress reduction (iMBTSR)
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
High School 11th Grade Students, Absence of Any Language, Hearing, Mental or Psychological Disability
The Effect of Motivational Support Program Applied to Adolescents on Sleep Quality and Academic Achievement
It was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with a single-blind technique, pretest-posttest control group and repetitive measurements, in order to determine the effect of motivational support program applied to…
- Conditions
- High School 11th Grade Students, Absence of Any Language, Hearing, Mental or Psychological Disability, Turkish Speaking and Understanding, Having a PUKI Index Above 5ı
- Trial name
- NCT06004778
- Testing
- Motivational Support Program, Educational support
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa