Status:
COMPLETED
Optimisation of Hearing Aid Fitting
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southampton
Collaborating Sponsors:
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
University of Manchester
Conditions:
Hearing Loss
Hearing Abnormality
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
This study aims to explore if objective brain responses to speech stimuli (words and running speech) can be used to evaluate hearing aid fitting in adults. Objective brain responses would be beneficia...
Detailed Description
The research questions addressed are as follows 1. Are speech-evoked objective brain responses sensitive to hearing aid amplification? 2. Are speech-evoked brain responses sensitive to distortions in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects are between 18 and 70 years old
- Native English speakers
- Have mild to moderate hearing loss in their better ear measured using current clinical standards
- Routine hearing aid users
Exclusion
- Clinical observation indicates the presence of ear infections or an occluded ear canal on the day of testing
- Subjects with recent ear surgery (within a month before the day of testing)
- Subjects who are taking substances that could affect brain responses (e.g. medication for the treatment of depression)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 22 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03279367
Start Date
December 22 2017
End Date
September 30 2018
Last Update
July 30 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG15LE