Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical Investigation and Validation of a Self-fitted Air-conduction Hearing Aid

Lead Sponsor:

Concha Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Minnesota

San Jose State University

Conditions:

Hearing Loss

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Approximately 48 million people in the United States have hearing loss or hearing difficulties in noisy environments. Concha Inc. is working on introducing a wireless air-conduction hearing aid to the...

Detailed Description

The clinical study will be carried out using a within-subject, randomized, crossover study design in which all study participants will complete two different study arm conditions (clinician-fitting an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults, 18 years of age or older
  • Apple iPhone X or newer (iOS 14 compatible or greater)
  • Mix of male and female subjects
  • Willing and able to perform all tests required for the study
  • Signed and dated informed consent before the start of any study specific procedure
  • Able to read and comprehend English
  • Mild-to-moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (defined according to thresholds from 250-8000 Hz with at least one threshold greater than 20 dB HL and thresholds at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz less than or equal to 55, 65, 70, and 80 dB HL, respectively)

Exclusion

  • Hearing outside of limits noted, above
  • Visible deformities of the ear since birth or from injury
  • Fluid, pus, or blood coming out of the ear within the previous six months
  • Sudden, quickly worsening, or fluctuating hearing loss within the previous six months
  • Dizziness or periodic vertigo associated with hearing loss
  • Hearing loss in only one ear or a large difference in hearing between ears
  • Ear wax build up or feeling that something is in the ear canal
  • Pain or discomfort in the ear
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study due to language problems, or other cognitive problems
  • Any other history of chronic middle and outer ear disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 30 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06167161

Start Date

January 30 2023

End Date

May 30 2023

Last Update

December 18 2023

Active Locations (2)

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San Jose State University

San Jose, California, United States, 95192

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455