Clinical trials: Hearing Impairment
Burns, Child
Virtual Reality Distraction for Procedural Pain Management in Children With Burn Injuries: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Procedural pain is the most intense and often undertreated pain associated with burn injuries. The use of analgesics does not always provide optimal relief and is accompanied by several side effects.
- Conditions
- Burns, Child, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02986464
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Prototype, Standard Pharmacological Treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Hearing Loss
Exploration of the Functional Effect of Modified Gain Precalculation on Soft Speech Intelligibility
An exploratory investigation of gain precalculation principles in CE-labelled Sonova brand hearing instruments (e.g. Phonak hearing instruments) is intended to be conducted on hearing impaired participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07388784
- Testing
- Competitor device, hearing aid with standard gain precalculation principle, Hearing aid with gain precalculation principle 1, Hearing aid with gain precalculation principle 2
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sebastian Griepentrog
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Aid
Hearing Loss and Aid Attitudes in Health Sciences Students
This study aims to examine the knowledge levels and attitudes of students enrolled in departments other than Audiology within the Faculty of Health Sciences regarding hearing loss and the use of hearing aids.
- Trial name
- NCT07575711
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Deafness, Visual Analog Pain Scale
Multicenter Trial Assessing an Innovative VAS of Pain Among Deaf People
The purpose of this study is to assess an innovative Visual Analogue Scale of pain (pictorial VAS) versus the usual VAS (VAS) among Deaf People.
- Trial name
- EVA_SOURD (NCT01423409)
- Testing
- pictorial VAS, usual VAS
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 289 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Comparison in New Cochlear Implanted Subjects of a Tonotopy-based Fitting With or Without Fine Structure Coding
Brief Summary: Main objective: Comparison of a tonotopy based fitting strategy (TFS) with fine structure coding to a tonotopy based fitting strategy without fine structure coding (TnoFS) for speech perception in noise.
- Trial name
- NCT05754918
- Testing
- TnoFs then TFS (Cochlear implant), TFS then TnoFS (Cochlear implant)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH
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
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant
Cochlear Electrical Impedance and the Effect of Topical Dexamethasone on Cochlear Implant Surgery
Hearing is the ability to perceive sounds through the ear. If the transmission of sound is defective, the person suffers some degree of hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03374514
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Sterile isotonic saline solution
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Hearing Impaired
RBANS-H in Older Patients Before and After Cochlear Implantation: A Protocol for a Prospective Study
The cognitive profile of older adults with a severe to profound hearing impairment is determined by means of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, adjusted for Hearing impaired subjects (RBANS-H)…
- Trial name
- RBANS-H-CI-A (NCT02794350)
- Testing
- Cochlear implant
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Hearing Loss
Comparison of the New Fitting Method Cochlear Nucleus Fitting Software (NFS) With the Established Fitting Method Cochlear Nucleus Custom SoundTM Suite (CSS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the new and simplified fitting method with Cochlear Nucleus Fitting Software (a major component of a suite of tools which form the Clinical Care Innovation) provides Cochlear Implants…
- Trial name
- NCT02228148
- Testing
- NFS, CSS
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Severe-to-profound Hearing Loss
Hearing and Structure Preservation Via ECochG
The goal of the study is to determine the benefit of using an ECochG-based corrective action guide during cochlear implant surgery compared to the traditional surgical approach without ECochG surveillance and guidance.
- Trial name
- PRESERVE (NCT06268340)
- Testing
- ECochG monitored CI surgery incl. corrective action guide, Routine CI surgery without ECochG monitoring
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics AG
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
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Evaluation of a Binaural Spatialization Method for Hearing Aids
This study investigates the possible benefits of using binaural spatialization techniques in digital wireless microphone systems for hearing aids.
- Trial name
- BHA(L&S) (NCT02693704)
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
A Study to Explore Improved Features and a Simplified Treatment Approach for a Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI) Research System in Adults With Severe Hearing Loss
This clinical study will test a new investigational totally implanted cochlear implant system (TICI G2). The cochlear implant has an implantable microphone under the skin to detect speech and sound from the environment allowing…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Cochlear
- Trial name
- ENHANCE (NCT06642935)
- Testing
- Totally implantable cochlear Implant
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss
P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
Satisfaction and benefit from hearing aids fit using two patient self fit methods will be compared against those fit using audiology-based best practices.
- Trial name
- P-CHAT (NCT04618315)
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 584 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Impairment
Clinical Evaluation of Frequency Allocation for Bimodal CI Users
This study will examine experienced, bimodal cochlear implant (CI) patients who receive an alternative frequency allocation table (FAT) to determine how it improves sound quality, device satisfaction, and speech perception…
- Trial name
- NCT06663917
- Testing
- Experimental frequency allocation table (FAT) - 438 Hz, Standard FAT - 188 Hz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2016_05
A methodical evaluation of new CE-labelled Phonak Hearing Systems is intended to be conducted on hard of hearing participants to grant quality control prior to product launch.
- Trial name
- NCT02951247
- Testing
- Hearing Aid
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Mixed Hearing Loss
Objective Measures in Implantable Hearing Devices
The purpose of this study is to measure objectively the coupling from direct acoustic cochlear stimulation to the inner ear with a non-invasive technique of auditory evoked potentials.
- Trial name
- NCT01780025
- Testing
- Auditory evoked potentials and audiometry, Auditory evoked potentials
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hidden Hearing Loss, Cochlear Synaptopathy
Relationship Between LS Chirp ABR and Speech-in-Noise Skills in Hidden Hearing Loss
It is known that the underlying problem in Hidden Hearing Loss (HHL) is cochlear synaptopathy (CS) and that low-spontaneous-rate auditory nerve fibers play an important role in this pathology.
- Trial name
- NCT07230236
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Otosclerosis of Middle Ear, Unilateral Hearing Loss
Study of Binaural Squelch Effect in Unilateral Otosclerosis
Patients with unilateral transmission hypoacusis due to otosclerosis undergoing stapedectomy surgery will be prospectively included.
- Trial name
- CBOU (NCT03587792)
- Testing
- stapedectomy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Surdity, the Audiological and Electrophysiological Profile of Hidden Hearing Loss
Diagnosis of Hidden Hearing Loss in Adults : Refining the Audiological Profile for Better Diagnosis.
This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of speech-in-noise difficulties in patients with normal conventional pure-tone and speech audiometry.
- Trial name
- SURDICACH (NCT07738549)
- Testing
- Audiometric tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand