Clinical Trial

Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments

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Record status
This record was last updated August 11, 2025 (before its estimated December 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the benefits of hearing instrument use in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does hearing instrument use improve speech understanding and listening effort amount people with hearing loss? Researchers will compare varying models of hearing instruments to see how speech understanding and listening effort are impacted. Participants will be asked to wearing varying hearing instruments and participate in lab-based activities to evaluate their speech understanding, listening effort, and subjective preference.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07116135
Lead Sponsor Sonova AG
Collaborators: University of South Florida
Conditions Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Enrollment 30 participants
Start Date 2025-02-05
Primary Completion 2025-12 (estimated)
Study Completion 2025-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-08-11