Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders in Children
Hearing Loss, Speech and Language Development Delay Due to Hearing Loss
Teletherapy in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of speech/language teletherapy to address disparities in speech and language outcomes in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH).
- Trial name
- NCT04928209
- Testing
- Speech-Language Teletherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hearing Loss
Maximizing Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of early intervention on language skills for children with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01963468
- Testing
- Early language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss
Bilateral Cochlear Implant Benefit in Young Children
The primary purpose of this study is to track patient outcomes for bilateral cochlear implant recipients in a cohort of 60 children, ages 12 to 36 months at time of surgery, who receive two implants in the same operation or in…
- Trial name
- NCT00424307
- Testing
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics
Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene
A Natural History Study in Pediatric Participants With Hearing Loss Due to OTOF, GJB2, or GJB2/GJB6 Mutations
This is an observational study to examine the characteristics of gene-related hearing loss in pediatric participants with biallelic otoferlin (OTOF) Mutations, Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Mutations, or Digenic GJB2/Gap Junction…
- Conditions
- Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene, Digenic Mutations in GJB2/Gap Junction Beta 6 (GJB6) Genes
- Trial name
- ENSEMBLE (NCT06019481)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant
Binaural Cue Sensitivity in Children and Adults With Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation
There is a rapidly growing population of adult and pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients with acoustic hearing preservation in the implanted ear(s) allowing for combined Electric and binaural Acoustic Stimulation (EAS).
- Conditions
- Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Preservation, Electric and Acoustic Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT07356128
- Testing
- binaural processing over time, binaural processing over time for children and adults with normal hearing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hearts for Hearing
Hearing Loss
Reducing Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska Through a Preschool Screening and Referral Process Using Mobile Health and Telemedicine
The population in rural Alaska, which is predominately Alaska Native, experiences a disproportionately high burden of hearing loss compared to the general US population.
- Trial name
- NCT03662256
- Testing
- Current Primary Care Referral Process, Telemedicine Referral Process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norton Sound Health Corporation
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Liver Neoplasms
NAC to Prevent Cisplatin-induced Hearing Loss
Cisplatin is a key chemotherapy agent for the treatment of multiple childhood cancers but causes permanent hearing loss. This study investigates the drug N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to determine the dose necessary to protect hearing…
- Conditions
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Liver Neoplasms, Osteosarcoma, Other Childhood Cancers Using Cisplatin-based Regimens
- Trial name
- NCT02094625
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Hearing Impaired Children
Effects of Pilates and Balance Proprioception Exercises on Hearing Impairment
Static balance is the ability to hold the body in a specific position and posture, while dynamic balance is the ability to maintain balance while moving.
- Trial name
- NCT06198049
- Testing
- Pilates Training, Balance Proprioception Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Hearing Disorders in Children, Hearing Loss
Automated Measures of Speech Intelligibility Using Brain Wave Recordings
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent impairments in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that as of 2020, around 466 million people worldwide are affected by disabling hearing loss, of which 34 million are…
- Trial name
- CORGEE (NCT06402994)
- Testing
- Electrophysiological experiment, Speech audiometry
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Paraverbal Components of Language and Cochlear Implant
The investigators evaluated patients older than 6 years old, with severe hearing loss, cochlear implant wearers, able to perform a series of tests (TUISE, the pitch discrimination test, the melody discrimination test, VAS) to…
- Trial name
- NCT05950412
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Speech Perception
Improving Perception of Speech in Noise in Children With Communication Disorders
Smarty Ears has developed a prototype of an innovative therapeutic training system to improve speech perception in noise by training children on interrupted noise (which has silent intervals that allow for fragments of the target…
- Trial name
- L2F (NCT04473729)
- Testing
- Audiovisual speech training in noise for children
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Smarty Ears
Otitis Media With Effusion in Children
Adjuvant Adenoidectomy for the Treatment of Chronic OME in Children
This study aims to verify the efficacy of adjuvant adenoidectomy for children with chronic OME who become candidates for tympanostomy tube placement, and explore potential factors associated with the efficacy of adjuvant…
- Trial name
- NCT05545345
- Testing
- tympanostomy tube placement, adenoidectomy
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Deafness, Bilateral
Parent-Child Early Approaches to Raising Language Skills (PEARLS) Intervention
The purpose of this research study is to develop and evaluate a parent training program, which aims to improve language. The study is being conducted to see if teaching parents positive parenting techniques and behavior…
- Trial name
- PEARLS (NCT03260062)
- Testing
- Parent-Child Early Approaches to Raising Language Skills, Standard Care Speech therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hearing Loss
Littlears Auditory Questionnaire: Validation Study in CI Children
The LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire is designed to assess the development of the auditory behavior in children during the first two (hearing) years.
- Trial name
- LittlEars (NCT00785707)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Hearing Impaired Children
Bimodal Stimulation Compared to Unilateral Cochlear Implant
The majority of studies about bimodal hearing advantages have been conducted on adults but scant relevant studies into pediatric users, therefore more comparative studies are required to compare the effect of bimodal stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT04093830
- Testing
- hearing aid
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Petale, Hearing Disorders
Evaluation of Pétale® (Small Hearing Test Equipment for Children) for the Screening of Hearing Disorders in Children From 9 Months to 3 Years Old by the General Practitioner or Pediatrician
The aim of this study is to confirm the value of this new version of Pétale® ((small equipment for testing the child's hearing) in the daily practice of general practitioners or pediatricians for the screening of hearing…
- Conditions
- Petale, Hearing Disorders, Child Development
- Trial name
- PETALE (NCT05117801)
- Testing
- Petale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Language Impairment, Hearing Loss
Characterization of Auditory Processing Involved in the Encoding of Speech Sounds
The ability to encode the speech signal is determined by ascending and descending auditory processing. Difficulties in processing these speech signals are well described at the behavioral level in a specific language disorder.
- Trial name
- PRODIPRICIDE (NCT02574299)
- Testing
- E-learning, Hearing aids fitting
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Secretory Otitis Media
A Comparison of Surgical and a New Non-Surgical Treatment Methods for Secretory Otitis Media in Children
Secretory otitis media (SOM) or middle ear effusion is a common finding affecting children in the age of 4-5 years. It is usually associated with 5-15 deci Bells hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02546518
- Testing
- Moniri Otovent, Tympanostomy tube in the ear drum
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Deaf Children
Balance Control and Maturation in Normal and Deaf Children Aged From 6 to 14 Years Old
Balance disorders in children are poorly known, underestimated, and rarely assessed. Technologies to assess balance in children are almost non-existent, apart from a few exceptions.
- Trial name
- NCT00140699
- Testing
- Balance
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Nasal Obstruction, Nasopharyngeal Obstruction
Administration of Dexamethasone in PONV Prophylaxis in Children Undergoing Adenotomy
Adenotomy, together with tonsillectomy, belongs among the most frequently performed surgical procedures in paediatric patients. These surgical procedures are associated with the second highest incidence of post-operative nausea…
- Conditions
- Nasal Obstruction, Nasopharyngeal Obstruction, Snoring, Apnea, Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT03398044
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava