Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders and Deafness
Hearing Loss
The Esteem® Hearing Implant Post Approval Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the Esteem® Hearing Implant in subjects suffering from moderate to severe hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02666222
- Testing
- The Esteem Hearing Implant
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Envoy Medical Corporation
Hearing Loss
Hearing Aid Quality and Reliability Study
Quality and reliability study of hearing aid. Adults with mild to severe hearing loss will wear hearing aids daily for approximately 3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT04995666
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Sudden Hearing Loss, Ischemia
Ischemia- Modified Albumin Levels in the Sudden Hearing Loss
To evaluate ischemia-modified albumin levels in these patients to investigate the presence of ischemia in patients presenting with sudden hearing loss.
- Trial name
- IMA (NCT03706183)
- Testing
- Ischemia-modified albumin, Hearing thresholds
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Hearing Loss
Auditory Research in Children Living With HIV Exposure-uninfected (ARCHIVE)
To evaluate the association of in utero antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure and hearing abilities of children who were perinatally HIV-exposed, but HIV-free, stratified by timing of maternal ART initiation.
- Trial name
- ARCHIVE (NCT06635642)
- Testing
- Dichotic Interaural Intensity Difference (DIID) Training
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Hearing Disorders and Deafness
ListenFuture-Listening for Their Future: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adolescents
ListenFuture, a nation-wide multidisciplinary project, brings new knowledge on complex associations between listening, cognition, language, literacy, and psychosocial wellbeing in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) adolescents.
- Trial name
- ListenFuture (NCT07416292)
- Where
- 7 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heikki Löppönen
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Nucleus 6 Sound Coding Algorithms
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the features of the Nucleus 6 Sound Processor (CP900 series) on existing Nucleus recipients who currently use the previous generation sound processor, the Cochlear Nucleus CP810 (also…
- Trial name
- NCT01854879
- Testing
- Nucleus 6 sound processor
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
MyPhonak App Junior Pediatric Usability and Benefit Investigation
Participants age 8-17 with bilateral hearing loss will be fit with Phonak BTE (Behind-The-Ear) hearing aids and given access to the myPhonak Junior hearing app.
- Trial name
- NCT05055453
- Testing
- MyPhonak Junior App, Phonak Sky hearing aid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Deafness
Novel Coding Strategies for Children With Cochlear Implants
The purpose of this study is to understand performance with a cochlear implant. The long-term goals of this research are to improve sound perception with cochlear implants and to better understand the functioning of the auditory…
- Trial name
- NCT05203302
- Testing
- Single-Electrode Pulse Train, Modulation Detection Threshold (MDT) and Gap Detection Tasks, Sound coding strategy.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Age-related Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss and Communication Needs in a Group Care Setting for Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a multicomponent hearing care intervention for the PACE staff members in order to learn more about communication and engagement.
- Trial name
- NCT04659967
- Testing
- Virtual Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Deafness
Neurophysiological Measures of Auditory Perception and Rehabilitation in Cochlear Implanted Patients
This study aims at investigating new automatic fitting techniques for cochlear implant patients based on objective measures. For this reason, the evolution of these neurophysiological measures, expressing the encoding of pure…
- Trial name
- NEUROSYLLABIC (NCT02323256)
- Testing
- Auditory steady-state response ASSR, Speech-ABR, Acoustic Change Complex ACC
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Hearing Loss
Impact of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Status of Deaf Children
Objective: To compare the impact of pictorial and video demonstration oral health educational interventions on oral hygiene status of children aged 12-16 years with hearing impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT05099146
- Testing
- pictures, video, control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Cochlear Implant
MED-EL Remote Care Multi-Center Feasibility Study
MED-EL Remote Care is a way for MED-EL cochlear implant users to check their hearing and cochlear implant device from any location, without the need for a scheduled, in-person appointment with their audiologist.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Recipients, Hearing Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05973669
- Testing
- MED-EL Remote Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Hearing Impairment
Speech-Evoked Auditory Potentials: Multisite Pediatric Evaluation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity of a newly-developed prototype device in its ability to measure brain responses to speech sounds in an infant population.
- Trial name
- SEFR (NCT07392164)
- Testing
- A newly developed prototype device for speech-evoked EFR Measurement
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susan Scollie
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise Exposure and Near-Infrared Light
The primary objective of this work is to determine the effect noise has on the auditory system (both auditory health and performance) and also the degree to which the effect of pre-noise therapy such as Near Infrared (NIR) light…
- Trial name
- NCT03834714
- Testing
- Near Infrared Light, Noise Stimulus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
This randomized controlled trial study aims to evaluate a revised hearing care intervention for older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Hearing Loss, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- HEARS-NPS (NCT06930560)
- Testing
- HEARS-NPS device, HEARS-NPS program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sensorineural Hearing Loss Imprint
this study will investigate the consequences of sensorineural hearing loss on manual dexterity and coordination skills in Children.
- Trial name
- NCT07023250
- Testing
- manual dexterity and coordination skills
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Healthy Aging
Dual-Task Cost in Bilateral Hearing Loss
The specific aims of the research study are: 1. Compare single-task gait parameters between individuals with hearing loss (HL) and age and education matched controls with normal hearing [normal vs moderate-profound hearing loss…
- Trial name
- NCT05540535
- Testing
- Gait assessment, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Middle Ear Disease
Ph.D.-Project: Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis
Background: The Eustachian Tube (ET) is a mucosa-lined connection between the nasopharynx and the middle ear cavity. It is believed to have three functions: 1) ventilation of and pressure equalization in the middle ear cavity, 2)…
- Conditions
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Middle Ear Disease, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Middle Ear Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05055115
- Testing
- Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regional Hospital West Jutland