Hearing Aid Benefit in Real-World Noisy Environments

NCT ID: NCT07226167

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-31

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Researchers are doing this study to understand why hearing aids often work well in controlled laboratory settings but don't provide the same level of benefit in everyday noisy environments. The questions they hope to answer are:

* What factors contribute to hearing aid benefit in noisy environments
* What factors limit hearing aid benefit
* How do real-world factors interact with common hearing aid settings

Participants will complete:

* Hearing and listening tests
* Memory and attention assessment
* Surveys on their Smartphone

Detailed Description

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This is study investigates how hearing aid signal processing algorithms and environmental factors in listening situations interact to affect listening outcomes. A crossover design is used to assess speech perception, listening effort, and user satisfaction across diverse acoustic contexts.

Conditions

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Hearing Aid Hearing Loss, Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hearing aid + smartphone surveys

Participants will use study-provided hearing aids

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hearing aid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will use study-provided hearing aids for 15 minutes, 7-10 times for a week.

Interventions

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Hearing aid

Participants will use study-provided hearing aids for 15 minutes, 7-10 times for a week.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 18 years old
* Symmetrical, bilateral, adult onset, sensorineural hearing loss
* Experienced hearing aid users (\> 3 months)

Exclusion Criteria

* Under 18 years old
* Conductive or mixed hearing loss
* Asymmetrical or unilateral hearing loss
* Pre-lingual or childhood hearing loss onset
* No hearing aid experience
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Erik Jorgensen, AuD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Lucas Modahl

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Lucas Modahl

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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FA

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UWMSN | L&S | Communication Sc

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Protocol Version 10/2/25

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2025-1586

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id