Clinical trials: Hearing Disorders in Children
Tinnitus, Misophonia
Mindfulness Application Effects on Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Severe Tinnitus and Misophonia
Children with "bothersome" tinnitus and misophonia have elevated anxiety and depression symptoms. The mainstay therapy for adults and children with these disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Trial name
- NCT06493825
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Training Language and Literacy for Children Who Use CIs
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of computer games to improve language and literacy outcomes for children who have hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03582566
- Testing
- Phonological Awareness, Working Memory, Phonological Awareness + Working Memory
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Hearing Loss
Hearing and Brain Development Cohort in Children and Adolescents
This bidirectional observational cohort study aims to establish a Hearing and Brain Development (HBD) cohort in children and adolescents with hearing loss across different hearing management pathways, including hearing aid…
- Trial name
- HBD-Cohort (NCT07625462)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Vestibular Disorder, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Reading Outcomes in Children With Vestibular Loss
Vestibular loss can co-occur with hearing loss causing dual sensory deficits. This project examines vestibular loss as a contributing factor to reading difficulties for children with hearing loss, where previously only the…
- Trial name
- NCT05414903
- Testing
- Dynamic Visual Acuity, Reading Outcomes, Static Visual Acuity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Hearing Impaired Children
Effects of Pilates and Balance Proprioception Exercises on Hearing Impairment
Static balance is the ability to hold the body in a specific position and posture, while dynamic balance is the ability to maintain balance while moving.
- Trial name
- NCT06198049
- Testing
- Pilates Training, Balance Proprioception Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Normal Hearing
The Effects of ProFoveate on Reducing Self-Stimulating Behaviors
This study is designed to pilot an intervention technique to reduce the self-stimulating behaviors seen in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using intervention with ProFoveate pellets.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorders, Normal Hearing, Normal Intelligence, Exhibit Self- Stimulating or Ritualistic Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT02088047
- Testing
- ProFoveate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hearing Impairment
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05847426
- Testing
- Provision of standard audiological + fNIRS test results, Provision of standard audiological test results only
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Sensory Disorders, Autism
Exposure Therapy for Auditory Sensitivity in Autism
Auditory hyper-reactivity affects up to 66% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has been linked to greater stress and anxiety for children and their families.
- Conditions
- Sensory Disorders, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism With High Cognitive Abilities
- Trial name
- NCT03206996
- Testing
- Exposure therapy, Psycho-education, Caregiver education/home program development
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant
Binaural Cue Sensitivity in Children and Adults With Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation
There is a rapidly growing population of adult and pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients with acoustic hearing preservation in the implanted ear(s) allowing for combined Electric and binaural Acoustic Stimulation (EAS).
- Conditions
- Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Preservation, Electric and Acoustic Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT07356128
- Testing
- binaural processing over time, binaural processing over time for children and adults with normal hearing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hearts for Hearing
Language Impairment, Hearing Loss
Characterization of Auditory Processing Involved in the Encoding of Speech Sounds
The ability to encode the speech signal is determined by ascending and descending auditory processing. Difficulties in processing these speech signals are well described at the behavioral level in a specific language disorder.
- Trial name
- PRODIPRICIDE (NCT02574299)
- Testing
- E-learning, Hearing aids fitting
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Hearing Loss
Speech Recognition Training in Children With Hearing Loss
clEAR's auditory brain training has been shown to be effective in improving childrens' abilities to recognize the speech of generic talkers in a laboratory setting.
- Trial name
- ChAT (NCT04041440)
- Testing
- clEAR auditory training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Otitis Media, Conductive Hearing Loss
Hearing for Learning Initiative - a Health Facilitator Model for Otitis Media
The Hearing for Learning Initiative is a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The HfLI will implement and rigorously evaluate an innovative community-based service-enhancement model of ear and hearing health, in…
- Trial name
- HfLI (NCT03916029)
- Testing
- facilitator
- Where
- 20 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Hearing Disorders
Effects of Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises on Balance in Children With Hearing Deficits
Balance and weak postural control are most common in children with severe to profound hearing deficits. Children with hearing deficits also indicate behavioral problems related to impulse control, distraction, and disability to…
- Trial name
- NCT05719610
- Testing
- Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises for Balance Training, Swiss Ball Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Auditory Processing Disorder
An 'Off-the-shelf' Assistive Listening Device: Normal-hearing Children.
The cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing, is a structure of the temporal bone on the skull. In everyday life sounds are heard via air conduction.
- Trial name
- NCT03695575
- Testing
- Bone-conduction headset
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hearing Evaluation and Amplification Resource, Ltd.
Parental Language Behaviors
Project ASPIRE Efficacy Pilot: Achieving Superior Parental Involvement for Rehabilitative Excellence
The purpose of the proposed exploratory research protocol is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of Project ASPIRE, a parent-directed intervention aiming to increase parental skills and enrich children's early language…
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT01753661)
- Testing
- Linguistic Feedback Report, Multimedia Education Sessions, EI-As-Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hearing Loss, ASD
Diagnostic Instruments for Autism in Deaf Children Study
The trial is in three stages and will translate and validate screening and assessment instruments for use with deaf children. The first stage is modifying the screening and assessment instruments (ADI-R and ADOS-2) for use with…
- Trial name
- DIADS (NCT01932515)
- Testing
- A revised screening instrument for use in Deaf children
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Cochlear Implant, Children
Effect of Perceptual Training and Phonetic Placement Therapy in Children With Cochlear Implant
Background: Children with cochlear implants often continue to exhibit speech sound and intelligibility difficulties despite improved auditory access.
- Conditions
- Cochlear Implant, Children, Speech Sound Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07613034
- Testing
- Phonetic placement therapy, perceptual training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Hearing Loss, Otitis Media With Effusion
Sound Ear Check (SEC) in Hearing Diagnostics in Young Children
Study Sound Ear Check (SEC) hearing test among 3-10 years old otherwise healthy children referred to tympanostomy tube placement.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Otitis Media With Effusion, Tympanostomy
- Trial name
- NCT05535634
- Testing
- Sound Ear Check
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vesa Lahdes
Hearing Disorders
Hearing Problems in Children of Rheumatic Diseased Mothers
Evaluation of the hearing functions of children born to rheumatic diseased mothers who received gestational antimalarial drugs versus those didn't receive gestational antimalarials drugs compared with normal healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT03666910
- Testing
- Audiometer
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University