Clinical Trial Evaluating Outcomes of Self-Fit and Professionally Fit Hearing Aids

NCT ID: NCT05527730

Last Updated: 2022-12-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-07

Study Completion Date

2022-12-20

Brief Summary

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Approximately 48 million people in the United States have hearing loss or hearing difficulties in noisy environments. Whisper.ai Inc has previously brought to market a commercial hearing aid system that reduces background noise and amplifies voices and sounds of interest using its proprietary platform based on machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

Whisper.ai Inc now seeks to bring to market a new hearing system that will incorporate a "self-fitting" capability. Self-fitting hearing aids have emerged in recent years as a potentially viable option to calibrate hearing aids to the needs of individual users without clinician intervention. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the efficiency and reliability of the fitting procedure and algorithms developed by Whisper.ai Inc. The study will be carried out using a randomized crossover design in two phases: in phase 1, subjects will be tested and a hearing aid will be fitted using conventional audiological standard procedures , and in phase 2, the subject will be tested and a hearing aid will be fitted using the results of the self-fitting algorithm.

Objective, subjective, and behavioral responses will be gathered from a variety of hearing-related surveys and tests, and will be analyzed quantitatively to evaluate the efficiency and reliability of the self-fitting algorithm. The investigators expect the fitting results of the Whisper.ai self-fitting algorithm to be similar to those of standardized fitting procedures conducted by hearing professionals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

This multi-center, prospective, randomized cross-over clinical trial compares two methods of fitting individuals with hearing loss with a therapeutic amplification device (i.e., hearing aids). Subjects will wear the Whisper Hearing System for the PRO-FIT and SELF-FIT for two weeks each, totalling to approximately 1 month of wear throughout the trial.
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
The participant were be blind folded for the type of fitting for the study.

Study Groups

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Screening, intake and first fit (either PRO-FIT or SELF-FIT fitting )

This multi-center, prospective, randomized cross-over clinical trial compares two methods of fitting individuals with hearing loss with a therapeutic amplification device (i.e., hearing aids). Subjects will wear the Whisper Hearing System for the PRO-FIT and SELF-FIT for two weeks each, totalling to approximately 1 month of wear throughout the trial. At the first visit, all individuals will go through intake procedures and a basic audiologic evaluation. After this is completed, individuals are randomized into one of two arms of the study Individuals in the first visit of the study will receive the conventional PRO-FIT method for the first two weeks, then will switch to the experimental SELF-FIT method for the last half of the study.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparison of PRO-FIT or SELF-FIT fitting

Intervention Type DEVICE

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Second fit (either PRO-FIT or SELF-FIT fitting )

Conversely, individuals in the second visit of the study will receive the experimental SELF-FIT method for the first two weeks, then will switch to the conventional PRO-FIT method for the last two weeks. The two fitting methods (PRO-FIT and SELF-FIT) will be compared to evaluate the efficiency and reliability of the Whisper hearing system self-fitting algorithm.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Comparison of PRO-FIT or SELF-FIT fitting

Intervention Type DEVICE

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Interventions

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Comparison of PRO-FIT or SELF-FIT fitting

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Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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SELF-FIT fitting PRO-FIT fitting

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults age 18-80 years old
* Mild-to-moderate hearing loss in both ears from 500 to 4000 Hz
* Reported one year of previous hearing aid experience in at least one ear
* Ability to use a laptop/desktop computer to browse the internet
* Ability to complete online surveys in a web browser
* Communicates verbally and in writing in English

Exclusion Criteria

* History of neurological deficits (e.g. stroke, Alzheimer's disease, etc.)
* Inability to remain alert throughout initial testing appointment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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San Jose State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Whisper.ai

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Whisper.ai

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Becky Lewis, PhD

Role: CONTACT

8449364327

Anusha Yellamsetty, PhD

Role: CONTACT

4089248686

Other Identifiers

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DM0224

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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