Clinical trials: Hearing Aids
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
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
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, 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
Effect of Hearing Aid Labeling on Speech Understanding Measures
New and experienced hearing aid users will be fit with two hearing devices. One will be labeled as an OTC (Over-The-Counter) device, the other will be labeled as a Prescriptive (i.e. professionally fit) device.
- Trial name
- NCT05274178
- Testing
- Audeo P hearing aid labeled as "Prescriptive", Audeo P hearing aid labeled as "OTC"
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
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
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
Lab Evaluation of Novel Hearing Aid Coupling Method
Evaluation of different hearing aid coupling methods including two states of a novel coupling method and two traditional coupling methods.
- Trial name
- NCT05377359
- Testing
- Recordings of Hearing Aids with Open Domes, Recordings of Hearing Aids with Closed Domes, Recordings of Hearing Aids with Novel State 1
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
Comparing Self-Fitting Strategies in the Lexie Powered by Bose Hearing Aids
More than 1.5 billion people around the world experience hearing loss, of whom at least 430 million experience disabling hearing loss that will require rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT05782153
- Testing
- Intervention A (hearing aid self-fitting with direct adjustment), Intervention B (hearing aid self-fitting with in-situ fitting)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hearX Group
Hearing Loss
Clinical Validation of the Lexie Lumen Hearing Aid
More than half a billion people globally have hearing loss. Most hearing loss is sensorineural, meaning that the hearing loss is irreversible and requires rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT05337748
- Testing
- Lexie Self Test and Fit Group, Lexie Professional Test and Fit Group
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hearX Group
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of New Fitting Characteristics for Extended Wear Hearing Aid Technology
Two groups of hearing aid candidates will be fit with extended wear technology. One group will be fit with the commercially available models, and the other group will be fit with either the commercially available model or a new…
- Trial name
- NCT05274165
- Testing
- Lyric Hearing Aid- Experimental Design, Lyric Hearing Aid- Commercially Available
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Loss
fNIRS, Listening Effort, and Motivation
The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05893992
- Testing
- Hearing aids with noise management features for listening in noise, Hearing aid for listening in quiet environments
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
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
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
Hearing Impairment
Wide-Bandwidth Open Canal Hearing Aid For Better Multitalker Speech Understanding
Our goal is to design and build a new hearing aid system, which mitigates the most common complaints that hearing aid users have.
- Trial name
- NCT00582946
- Testing
- Hearing Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EarLens Corporation
Mild to Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Study of SelfFit Mobile Medical App for Hearing Loss Diagnostics and Hearing Device Fitting / Fine Tuning
The purpose of this clinical study is to validate the comparability of prescription formula fitting of hearing aids based on full diagnostic audiometry and SelfFit interactive fitting of hearing aids based on hearing loss…
- Trial name
- SelfFit (NCT01877317)
- Testing
- SelfFit adjusted hearing device
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Two Pi Signalprocessing Applications GmbH
Hearing Loss
Hearing Aid Quality and Reliability Study
Quality and reliability study of hearing aid. Adults with mild to severe hearing loss will wear hearing aids daily for approximately 3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT04995666
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Alzheimer Disease, Hearing Loss
Hearing Instruments in Alzheimer's Disease
There is a strong connection between hearing loss and cognitive impairment, particularly dementia, in old age. Worldwide, dementia affects approximately 5% of persons over the age of 65 years.
- Trial name
- HIAD (NCT02294513)
- Testing
- Standard audiologic rehabilitation (incl. HI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phonak AG, Switzerland
Unilateral Deafness
Evaluation of BiCROS Fitting Benefits
22 candidates for BiCROS hearing aids will be recruited and fitted with a hearing aid and a CROS device. Following a real-world trial, each participant will be tested on a range of outcome measures including speech recognition in…
- Trial name
- NCT05379231
- Testing
- Hearing aid fitting
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Hearing Disorders, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Subjective Evaluation of a Sound Processing Method for Hearing Aids on Auditory Distance Perception
Within the course of this study, a signal processing feature has been developed at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in collaboration with Sonova AG, in order to enhance the listening experience with remote…
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT03512951)
- Testing
- Digital signal processing algorithms
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG