Clinical trials: Sensorineural Hearing
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
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
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
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, 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
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss-Acute Exposure Treatment
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of zonisamide for the treatment of noise-induced hearing loss in adults.
- Trial name
- PINIHL-AET (NCT04768569)
- Testing
- Zonisamide 100Mg Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Micronutrients to Prevent Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. Studies in animals have allowed us to identify mechanisms contributing to NIHL, including direct mechanical trauma, free radicals formed in…
- Trial name
- NCT00808470
- Testing
- beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, magnesium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss
Clinical Performance of a New Implant System for Bone Conduction Hearing
To study the initial experience with implanting and fitting the new Bone conduction system in patients with conductive, mixed or Single sided Sensorineural deafness.
- Conditions
- Deafness; Sensoneural Single Sided, Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03086135
- Testing
- Osia System
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Spectral Dynamics and Speech Understanding by Hearing Impaired People
The purpose of this program of research is to understand the perception of the dynamic spectral properties of speech by hearing-impaired listeners, with the long-term goal of improving speech understanding by these individuals in…
- Trial name
- NCT01867515
- Testing
- Acoustic distortion of speech
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
This goal of this study is to learn if a new audiology treatment process called the self-efficacy-based auditory rehabilitation (SEBAR) can improve confidence and success with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.
- Trial name
- NCT06560918
- Testing
- hearing aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids and Listening Effort
The aim of this proposed project is to understand whether direct to consumer (DTC) hearing aids programmed to individual hearing losses, can reduce listening effort for effective communication.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
- Trial name
- NCT05855005
- Testing
- DTC Hearing Aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Noise-induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
TUNE! Teaching the UK About Noise Exposure: A Pilot Study
In 1986 The Medical Research Council estimated that 4 million UK adolescents were at risk of hearing damage from over-exposure to loud music from personal audio players (PAPs), gigs, clubs, pubs and festivals.
- Trial name
- gildeaf1 (NCT00916305)
- Testing
- Modified Audio video, Unmodified audio video
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Conductive
Wide Frequency Band Test of Hearing in Veterans
The accurate assessment of auditory status is critical for planning treatment for Veterans with hearing loss to include medical and audiological management.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural, Otosclerosis
- Trial name
- CWTBAFV (NCT02019888)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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, Sensorineural
Remote Microphone Candidacy Study
Despite improvements in digital hearing aid technology, many hearing aid users continue to report difficulty understanding speech in challenging listening environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03897634
- Testing
- Remote Microphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Sound Quality Comparisons With Different Hearing Aid Couplings and Venting Systems
Participants will be comparing the sound quality of their own voice and the sound quality of streamed music using universal couplings and a custom earmold with a dynamic vent.
- Trial name
- NCT05180630
- Testing
- Audeo P90 hearing aid with custom earmolds using dynamic venting, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Open domes, Audeo P90 hearing aid with Vented domes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Phase I/IIa Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of an Intratympanic Dose of PIPE-505 in Subjects With Hearing Loss
This is a randomized, double-blind study of PIPE-505, or placebo, in subjects with hearing loss associated with speech-in-noise impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04462198
- Testing
- PIPE-505
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Contineum Therapeutics
Hearing Loss, Presbycusis
Predicting Success With Hearing Aids
The primary complaint of individuals with hearing loss is difficulty understanding speech in the presence of background noise. Although hearing aids help individuals understand speech in background noise better, there is a high…
- Trial name
- NCT00371449
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs