hearing-loss Clinical Trials
A listing of hearing-loss medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 166 clinical trials
Preschool Hearing Screening
Children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH) are at risk of speech and language delays, which can be mitigated through early identification and intervention. Identifying hearing loss (HL) during preschool is crucial, but the most effective hearing screening method for preschoolers remains uncertain. The purpose of this study is to …
Development of a Battery of Audiological Tests for the Precision Diagnosis of Age-related Hearing Loss
Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is caused by many genetic and environmental factors. Its prevalence poses a public health challenge of early identification and effective hearing aid treatment. However, the lack of screening and of a validated audiological test battery to diagnose an individual's needs and to guide hearing aid …
Neural Prediction to Enhance Language
The language outcome of children receiving cochlear implantation to address bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is more variable than that of typical hearing children. The research is focused upon development of neural predictive models based upon brain imaging to forecast language after cochlear implantation on the individual child level. The long-term …
Clinical Evaluation of Robot-assisted Cochlear Implant Insertion in Adults Using RobOtol® Compared to Manual Insertion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, via a randomised controlled design, the efficacy of the robotic insertion of cochlear implant, versus manual insertion. Robotic insertion will be performed using Robotol. This is a three years interventional study involving adults with profound bilateral hearing loss. Eligible subjects will be …
Exploiting the Potential of Neural Attentional Control to Overcome Hearing Impairment
This study will improve the understanding of the cerebral mechanisms that underlie the control of auditory selective attention and evaluate the potential of neuromodulation to enhance neural attention control as a possible way to overcome hearing impairment. First, electroencephalography (EEG) will be applied to identify neural marker of auditory attention …
Auditory-Cognitive Training to Optimize Outcomes for Older CI Users
The proposed study will investigate whether an auditory brain training program can improve cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older post-lingually deafened CI users. The study will evaluate the potential benefit of training on speech recognition performance, psychosocial and cognitive function.
fNIRS in Pediatric Hearing Aids
Pilot phase. Monocentric, non-controlled, non-randomized, open-label study evaluating the capacity of the functional near-infrared functional neuroimaging (fNIRS) technique to translate temporal cortical activity in response to a speech stimulus in normo-hearing and deaf children with cochlear implants. Hemodynamic changes are expected to be observed that indicate brain activity following the …
Telemonitoring in Cochlear Implant Patient Care
Following a sufficient delay after the cochlear implantation and initial implant activation, the patient will return to the hospital for follow-up visits for equipment maintenance and auditory performance evaluation only once per year. This frequency might appear either insufficient, in which case an additional patient check-up will be arranged, or …
Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures
The purpose of this study is to investigate several approaches for improving spatial perception and speech intelligibility in multitalker listening situations for hearing-aid users. The hypotheses are that spatial perception and speech intelligibility will be improved by (1) increased high-frequency audibility, (2) speech envelope enhancement, and/or (3) appropriate sound image …
A Computational Approach to Optimal Deactivation of Cochlear Implant Electrodes
The goal of the present study is to use computationally driven models of speech understanding in CI users to guide the search for which combination of active electrodes can yield the best speech understanding for a specific patient. It is hypothesized that model-recommended settings will result in significantly better speech …