Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders in Children
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
Hearing Loss
Speech Recognition Training in Children With Hearing Loss
clEAR's auditory brain training has been shown to be effective in improving childrens' abilities to recognize the speech of generic talkers in a laboratory setting.
- Trial name
- ChAT (NCT04041440)
- Testing
- clEAR auditory training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hearing Impairment
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05847426
- Testing
- Provision of standard audiological + fNIRS test results, Provision of standard audiological test results only
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Otitis Media With Effusion in Children
Towards Implementation of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Kenya
The goal of this observational study is to learn if smartphone hearing screening devices can help to understand the role of ear infections in hearing loss in infants with HIV exposure.
- Trial name
- mTUNE-R33 (NCT07879326)
- Testing
- Hearing and ear health screening
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Speech Sound Disorder
Neural Indices of Intervention Outcomes in Children With Speech Sound Disorders
Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) are thought to be unable to detect subtle differences between sounds, though there is little understanding of the underlying perceptual mechanisms implicated in SSD.
- Trial name
- NCT03623100
- Testing
- Speech Production Treatment., Speech Production + Speech Perception Treatment.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Idaho State University
Otitis Media, Conductive Hearing Loss
The Influence of The Ear Popper on Serous Otitis Media and on the Accompanying Conductive Hearing Loss in Children
This study is designed to check the effect of the use of the ear popper device on serous otitis media in children and on the conductive hearing loss accompanying the otitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00393159
- Testing
- Ear Popper
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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
Asymmetric Hearing Loss, Single-sided Deafness
Cochlear Implantation in Children With Asymmetric Hearing Loss or Single-Sided Deafness Clinical Trial
This is a two-phase study that compares performance growth pre-implant with current hearing aid (HA) technology versus post-implant with a cochlear implant (CI) in children with either asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) or…
- Conditions
- Asymmetric Hearing Loss, Single-sided Deafness, Unilateral Deafness
- Trial name
- NCT04793412
- Testing
- Cochlear Implant
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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 Loss, Otitis Media With Effusion
Sound Ear Check (SEC) in Hearing Diagnostics in Young Children
Study Sound Ear Check (SEC) hearing test among 3-10 years old otherwise healthy children referred to tympanostomy tube placement.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Otitis Media With Effusion, Tympanostomy
- Trial name
- NCT05535634
- Testing
- Sound Ear Check
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vesa Lahdes
Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss
Combined Electric and Acoustic Hearing (EAS) in Children and Adults
Cochlear implants are surgically implanted devices which restore the ability to hear to the hearing impaired. Improvements in surgery and electrodes have results in an increased number of adults and children who have residual…
- Trial name
- NCT05923203
- Testing
- Electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS) technology in the implanted ear(s)-this is the combination of a cochlear implant (CI) and hearing aid (HA) in the implanted ear(s)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hearts for Hearing
Vestibular Disorder, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Reading Outcomes in Children With Vestibular Loss
Vestibular loss can co-occur with hearing loss causing dual sensory deficits. This project examines vestibular loss as a contributing factor to reading difficulties for children with hearing loss, where previously only the…
- Trial name
- NCT05414903
- Testing
- Dynamic Visual Acuity, Reading Outcomes, Static Visual Acuity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Iowa/Nucleus 10/10 mm and Nucleus Freedom Feasibility Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Iowa/Nucleus 10/10 mm in one ear, in conjunction with a Nucleus Freedom implant in the other ear can provide useful binaural hearing in pediatric subjects who have bilateral…
- Trial name
- NCT00594061
- Testing
- Iowa/Nucleus 10/10 mm and Freedom Cochlear Implantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruce J Gantz
Tinnitus, Misophonia
Mindfulness Application Effects on Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Severe Tinnitus and Misophonia
Children with "bothersome" tinnitus and misophonia have elevated anxiety and depression symptoms. The mainstay therapy for adults and children with these disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Trial name
- NCT06493825
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hearing Impairment, Hearing Impaired Children
Eyes On Lips? Speechreading Skills and Facial Expression Discrimination in Children With and Without Impaired Hearing
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out the role of background factors and gaze use in children's speechreading performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05854719
- Testing
- Speechreading training with an application
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
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
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Normal Hearing
The Effects of ProFoveate on Reducing Self-Stimulating Behaviors
This study is designed to pilot an intervention technique to reduce the self-stimulating behaviors seen in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using intervention with ProFoveate pellets.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorders, Normal Hearing, Normal Intelligence, Exhibit Self- Stimulating or Ritualistic Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT02088047
- Testing
- ProFoveate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hearing Loss, ASD
Diagnostic Instruments for Autism in Deaf Children Study
The trial is in three stages and will translate and validate screening and assessment instruments for use with deaf children. The first stage is modifying the screening and assessment instruments (ADI-R and ADOS-2) for use with…
- Trial name
- DIADS (NCT01932515)
- Testing
- A revised screening instrument for use in Deaf children
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Hearing Disorders
Effects of Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises on Balance in Children With Hearing Deficits
Balance and weak postural control are most common in children with severe to profound hearing deficits. Children with hearing deficits also indicate behavioral problems related to impulse control, distraction, and disability to…
- Trial name
- NCT05719610
- Testing
- Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises for Balance Training, Swiss Ball Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University