Clinical Trial

Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)

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Summary
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. fNIRS is a method of imaging brain activity using light. The main questions are: 1. Can audiologists make more confident decisions about the optimal interventions at different critical points in the hearing care pathway when they are given additional fNIRS information compared to when they have standard audiology test results alone? 2. Is the experience of their infant having an fNIRS test acceptable and comfortable for the parents or care givers?
Protocol Amendment History 2 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 2 times since 2023-04-27; most recent amendment 2025-08-14.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2023-07-26
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05847426
Lead Sponsor The Bionics Institute of Australia
Conditions Hearing Impairment
Enrollment 40 participants
Start Date 2023-05-02
Primary Completion 2028-04-28 (estimated)
Study Completion 2028-04-28 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-08-19