Clinical trials: Hearing Aids
Hearing Loss
Restoration of Spectral Resolution With Hearing-aid Amplification
The objective of this study protocol is to determine the efficacy of using aided measures of spectral resolution to set the dynamic range of hearing with hearing-aid amplification.
- Trial name
- NCT03850678
- Testing
- Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Hearing Loss
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2015_03
Phonak Hearing Systems pass through different development and study stages. At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner.
- Trial name
- NCT02740023
- Testing
- Hearing Aid (Phonak Audéo V90-13), Hearing Aid (Successor of Phonak Audéo V90-13)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Skin Infection
The Use of Medical Grade Honey in the Prevention of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Associated Skin Breakdown
Postoperative medicinal grade honey in post-operative care may prevent bone anchored hearing aid associated skin breakdown better than standard care of bacitracin ointment alone in adult patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03929224
- Testing
- Medicinal honey, Bacitracin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hearing Loss
A Comparative Clinical Investigation of Musician's Preference With Hearing Aids
For this study, Bernafon AG will carry out testing with participants with hearing loss to compare a dedicated music program to a general listening program.
- Trial name
- BF007-2101 (NCT04939259)
- Testing
- New Music Program, Standard Listening Program
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Hearing Loss
Validation of Novel BTE and SP Hearing Aid Models
Participants will wear one set of 2 different BTE hearing aid models based on the gain required by their hearing loss. The hearing aids will be programmed based on a prescriptive approach and participants will be sent out for…
- Trial name
- NCT04882787
- Testing
- BTE hearing aid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Evaluating an Audiology Text-Message Protocol to Support Hearing Aid Use in NHS Adult Audiology Patients
Over 18 million adults in the United Kingdom have significant hearing loss, linked to isolation, depression and comorbidities. Hearing aids are the main management option yet are frequently unused (~23%) or used irregularly…
- Trial name
- NCT07146607
- Testing
- Audiology text-message protocol
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- WSAUD A/S
Hearing Loss
Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes Between Self-fit and Professional Fit for MDHearing Smart Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are commonly used to help people with hearing loss hear better in daily listening environments. MDHearing Smart hearing aids are designed to use the MDHearing app to adjust hearing aids to each individual's hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT05165121
- Testing
- MDHearing smart hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MDHearingAid
Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene
A Natural History Study in Pediatric Participants With Hearing Loss Due to OTOF, GJB2, or GJB2/GJB6 Mutations
This is an observational study to examine the characteristics of gene-related hearing loss in pediatric participants with biallelic otoferlin (OTOF) Mutations, Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Mutations, or Digenic GJB2/Gap Junction…
- Conditions
- Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene, Digenic Mutations in GJB2/Gap Junction Beta 6 (GJB6) Genes
- Trial name
- ENSEMBLE (NCT06019481)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Hearing Loss, Presbycusis
Variability In Hearing Aid Outcomes In Older Adults
The goal of this project is to find out if the way a hearing aid processes a sound signal should be determined in part by an individual's cognitive characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT02448706
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Fitting A, Hearing Aid Fitting B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Loss, Conductive
Sentio Systematic Evaluation
The study is designed as an international, multi-center, single-armed, non-interventional/observational study including subjects who has received or are planned to receive the Sentio system as part of normal clinical practice.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural, Single Sided Deafness
- Trial name
- SENSE (NCT07161154)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous bone conduction hearing system
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Hearing Loss
A Clinical Investigation of the Benefit: BTE Hearing Aids Versus ITE Hearing Aids
The current study will evaluate a new in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid hardware. The goal is to evaluate the audiological performance, usability, feature function, and to identify unexpected or unwanted behaviour from the devices.
- Trial name
- NCT04168229
- Testing
- Mermaid 9 ITE, Mermaid 9 BTE
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Cochlear Implant, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Anatomy-Based Fitting in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of an anatomy-based frequency distribution in comparison to a default frequency distribution in bimodal CI patients, i.e.
- Conditions
- Cochlear Implant, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid
- Trial name
- NCT07691853
- Testing
- Anatomy-based fitting, Default fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Hearing Loss, Bilateral Sensorineural, Progressive
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2017_13
A methodical evaluation of new CE-labelled Phonak Hearing Systems is intended to be conducted on hard of participants with a hearing loss to grant quality control prior to product launch.
- Trial name
- NCT03131557
- Testing
- Line extension of the Phonak Audéo B product family, Phonak Audéo B
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Investigation of Anatomical Correlates of Speech Discrimination
Understanding speech is essential for good communication. Individuals with hearing loss and poor speech discrimination often have little success with hearing aids because amplifying sound improves audibility, but not clarity of…
- Trial name
- NCT01781039
- Testing
- Hearing Aid fitting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Wear-Time Trial for Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
This document describes a clinical validation study for a double-blind repeated-measures comparative study of the Great Nordic (GN) self-fitting method to a validated audiology-best-practices method when fitting the GN…
- Trial name
- NCT04823494
- Testing
- Hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GN Hearing A/S
Hearing Loss
A Comparative, Controlled, Clinical Investigation and Quality Control of a New Hearing Aid
The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the hearing aid under laboratory as well as everyday conditions. In addition, the performance data of the hearing aid are compared with a Bernafon hearing aid already…
- Trial name
- NCT03086018
- Testing
- Successor hearing aid to Juna
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bernafon AG
Auditory Perception
Sound Perception Study of Hearing-impaired People With Hearing Aids
The aim of the ETERNEL project will be to study the influence of the perception of a single sound timbre on the understanding of a complex sound scene in hearing-impaired people with hearing aids.
- Trial name
- ETERNEL (NCT06691087)
- Testing
- Influence of the parameters of the sound timbre on the perception of a sound, Complex sound scene comprehension test, Complex sound scene comprehension test with hearing aids
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Presbycusis, Bilateral, Alzheimer Disease 2 Due to Apoe4 Isoform
Hearing Aid and Individuals With Cognitive Disorders
This is a pilot study with the aim of evaluating the feasibility of the procedures of a future clinical trial that will help determine the impacts of hearing aid interventions on older patients with Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Conditions
- Presbycusis, Bilateral, Alzheimer Disease 2 Due to Apoe4 Isoform, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04049643
- Testing
- Audiologist-based fitting, Service-only Fitting, Device-only fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Yu-Hsiang Wu
Hearing Impaired
Functioning, Disability, and Quality of Life in the Adult Hearing Impaired
The short-term research objectives of the proposed study are as follows: 1. To measure the effects of audiological intervention on selected domain specific (i.e., Communicative, Interpersonal, and Social roles) and overall…
- Trial name
- NCT00037986
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hearing Loss
Tele-educative Program to Improve Adherence to the Use of Hearing Aids in Patients With Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic condition in over 65 years people, it is estimated that 77.8% of older adults suffer from it. However, there are reports of adherence to the use of hearing aids of only to 40%.
- Trial name
- NCT02264314
- Testing
- Active Communication Education Program, Control
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile