Clinical trials: Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Study of Dietary N-3 Fatty Acids in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa and Usher Syndrome
OBJECTIVES: I. Examine the concentration of docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and other n-3 fatty acids in plasma, erythrocyte, and adipose tissue in patients with various forms of retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004345
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Noise-induced Tinnitus, Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Prevention of Noise-induced Damage by Use of Antioxidants
The current study is a dubble-blinde placebo-controlled cross-over study verifying the preventive effect of antioxidants on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and noise-induced tinnitus (NIT).
- Trial name
- NCT01727492
- Testing
- Antioxidantia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise Exposure and Near-Infrared Light
The primary objective of this work is to determine the effect noise has on the auditory system (both auditory health and performance) and also the degree to which the effect of pre-noise therapy such as Near Infrared (NIR) light…
- Trial name
- NCT03834714
- Testing
- Near Infrared Light, Noise Stimulus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss
Speech Intelligibility in Quiet and Noise for New vs. Legacy Hearing Aids
This clinical investigation is designed to compare audiological performance (i.e., measurements of sound quality and speech understanding) between Starkey's new receiver-in-canal device and a commercially available legacy…
- Trial name
- NCT05101083
- Testing
- New Receiver-in-Canal Device, Legacy Receiver-in-Canal Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Starkey Laboratories, Inc
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
Hearing Loss, Age-Related
Hearing Aids Use in Elderly: Efficacy in Speech Perception and in Health-related Quality of Life
Background: Prevalence of hearing loss increases over age; its estimated prevalence is 40-50% in people older than 75 years. Recent studies agree that modification in the hearing threshold contributes to deterioration in…
- Trial name
- NCT04333043
- Testing
- audiological test, cognitive questionnaires
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Quantifying the Benefits and Cost-effectiveness of Real-Ear Measurements (REM) for Hearing Aid Fitting
Adjusting hearing aid user's real ear performance by using probe-microphone technology (real ear measurement, REM) has been a well-known procedure that verifies whether the output of the hearing aid at the eardrum matches the…
- Trial name
- BREM (NCT05621798)
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Manufacturer's Software, REM (Real Ear Measurements)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Risk Factors for Hearing Loss as a Result of Exposure to Noise During Military Training in the IDF
As part of the proposed work, the investigators would like to examine whether there is a need to use a training video to train IDF combat soldiers to improve the use of ear plugs and to prevent hearing loss from exposure to…
- Trial name
- NCT03314116
- Testing
- Guidance on auditory protection
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Sentence Stimulus, Auditory Noise
Effects of Listening Effort on Sentence Processing and Memory (Study 1)
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in aging and has a profoundly negative effect on speech comprehension, leading to increased social isolation, reduced quality of life, and increased…
- Trial name
- NCT05584514
- Testing
- Sentence Stimulus, Auditory Noise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Age-related Hearing Loss, Dementia
Management of Age-Related Auditory Decline and Early Warning of Its Co-occurring Dementia
Against the backdrop of global population aging, age-related hearing loss (ARHL) has reached epidemic proportions and is increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for cognitive decline and other major…
- Trial name
- AHEAD (NCT07608640)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
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
Deafness Neurosensory
Real-time Artificial Intelligence-based Speech Enhancement Methods for Hearing Aid Improvement
Individuals with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders (ANSD) represent 1-10% of adults with hearing loss. These individuals have little or no benefit from current hearing aids because ANSD is a continuum of hearing impairments…
- Trial name
- REFINED (NCT05985473)
- Testing
- audiological measurements, Objective and subjective audiological measurements, Evaluation of the denoising methods REFINED
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
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
Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline
Auditory-Cognitive Dual-Task Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing Loss
Background: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a common and irreversible condition that has been recently associated with cognitive decline and dementia. Hence, if ARHL is treated earlier, the risk of dementia might decrease.
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT06486285
- Testing
- Auditory-cognitive dual-task training (ACDT)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy
Phenotype Correlates Genotype of Inherited Retina Dystrophies, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Con>Rod Dystrophies.
Patients with retina dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa, cone>rods dystrophies, Usher and syndromic) will be correlated with genotype and validate inheritance mode by segregation analysis.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy, Usher Syndromes, Retina; Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03990727
- Testing
- Retina Analysis-mosaic, Autofluorescence, OCT- 1 micra
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MejoraVisionMD
Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Designing a Trial of Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Adults
In the UK, cochlear implantation is the standard treatment for adults with 'severe-to-profound' deafness. This level of deafness means that without a cochlear implant they have difficulty understanding what people are saying even…
- Trial name
- FOUNDATION (NCT03287700)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust