Clinical trials: Sensation Disorders
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Dysarthria
Application of Ideal Binary Masking to Disordered Speech
Dysarthria and hearing loss are communication disorders that can substantially reduce intelligibility of speech and the addition of background noise adds a further challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT05244603
- Testing
- Ideal binary mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 435 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Cisplatin Ototoxicity, Hearing Loss
Randomized Trial Comparison of Ototoxicity Monitoring Programs
This study involves research. Some chemotherapeutic drugs that can permanently reduce hearing are termed "ototoxic". One such drug is the chemotherapy called cisplatin.
- Trial name
- COMP-VA (NCT02099786)
- Testing
- COMP-VA, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sensitivity
Effects of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia on Sensory Function in Healthy Adults
Exposure to acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) can facilitate of motor output but no studies of sensory effects has been reported.
- Trial name
- SensoryFLO (NCT03283072)
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Intervention 2, Intervention 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Stress, Anxiety
The Effects of Smell on Mood and Physical Responses
The purpose of this study is to examine the body's response to relaxing and stimulating fragrances commonly used in aromatherapy.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00097253
- Testing
- Exposure to relaxant and stimulant odors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Sensory Disorders
Sensory Effects of Rapidly-Changing Magnetic Fields
This study is being conducted to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans by reducing the time required for imaging. Experience has shown that unpleasant side-effects from magnetic pulses used in MRI (for example, tingling…
- Trial name
- NCT01632800
- Testing
- High pulsed magnetic fields
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weinberg Medical Physics LLC
Sting
Trial to Test if Antibiotic Ointments & Cream Will Sting After Application on a Minor Wound After Tape Stripping Injury
The purpose of this study is to have subjects report whether or not several antibiotic products sting when they are applied to minor wounds created on the inner arms.
- Trial name
- NCT02320695
- Testing
- Saline, Isopropyl Alcohol, Pain Relieving Cream
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment
Efficient Study of ACULAR in Inhibiting Proliferative Retinopathy in Prematurity
The purpose of this study is to test whether ACULAR, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory eye drop medication, can prevent the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and/ or decrease its severity.In this study ACULAR will be…
- Conditions
- Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment, Blindness
- Trial name
- ROP (NCT00634972)
- Testing
- ACULAR, REFRESH TEARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Alabama
Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Behaviors
Human Perception of Odors and Odor Blockers
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether blockers of perception of key odorants in cigarette smoke have any utility in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT06191419
- Testing
- Odorants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim McClintock
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Single-Sided Deafness in the Medicare Population
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cochlear implantation in adults 65 years of age and older.
- Trial name
- NCT05250414
- Testing
- MED-EL Cochlear Implant System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Hearing Aid Signal Processing Comparative Study
Participants will be fit with each of two hearing instruments in an ABA cross-over design. The study will consist of a total of three approximately 10-day home trials with the devices.
- Trial name
- NCT04839289
- Testing
- Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument; Manufacturer A, Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument; Manufacturer B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
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
Dysgeusia
Gustin Gene Polymorphism and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) Taste
The investigators evaluate the possible association of PROP taste with gustin gene polymorphism rs2274333 (A/G), salivary zinc ion concentration and BMI.
- Trial name
- gustinprop (NCT01097915)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
PC-Based Rehabilitation of Auditory Function
Many older subjects experience difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments. Part of this problem is related to changes that occur in the ear with age and compromise the hearing of high-pitched sounds.
- Trial name
- CINT (NCT00724347)
- Testing
- Consonant Identification Training
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hearing Loss, Hearing Impaired Children
Audiobooks for Hearing Loss App as Auditory Training
The goal of the proposed project is to create an Audiobooks for Hearing Loss (HL) App - an audiobook App that has a wide array of user-selectable features designed to provide auditory training.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Impaired Children, Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04231396
- Testing
- Audiobooks for hearing loss App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioSpeech
Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Phase 3 Clinical Trial: D-methionine to Reduce Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
This prospective study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial of oral D-methionine (D-met) to reduce noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02903355
- Testing
- D-methionine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Illinois University
Hearing Loss
Clinical Evaluation of the Nucleus 5 Cochlear Implant (CI) System
To evaluate the performance of the Nucleus 5 Cochlear Implant System.
- Trial name
- NCT01072409
- Testing
- Nucleus 5 Cochlear implant, Cochlear implantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Vision Disorders
Study of A New Contact Lens Cleaning and Disinfecting Solution
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new investigational cleaning and disinfecting solution (Test) compared to Clear Care cleaning and disinfecting solution (Control) when used by contact lens…
- Trial name
- NCT01318577
- Testing
- Investigational Cleaning & Disinfecting Solution, Clear Care Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Open-source Hearing Aid Platform Comparisons
New discoveries for hearing loss intervention are often impeded by the proprietary nature of commercial hearing aids and their use in scientific research as "black boxes".
- Trial name
- COSP-1 (NCT05693610)
- Testing
- Portable OSP, Cloud-based OSP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern 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
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