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Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Led by The Bionics Institute of Australia · Updated on 2025-08-19
40
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
260 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss. fNIRS is a method of imaging brain activity using light. The main questions are: 1. Can audiologists make more confident decisions about the optimal interventions at different critical points in the hearing care pathway when they are given additional fNIRS information compared to when they have standard audiology test results alone? 2. Is the experience of their infant having an fNIRS test acceptable and comfortable for the parents or care givers?
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Qualified audiologist with membership in Audiology Australia
- At least 1 year of experience in pediatric diagnostic, hearing aid, or cochlear implant audiology in Australia
- Signed and dated informed consent form
- Infants aged between 1 and 24 months at the time of fNIRS testing
- Infants with permanent hearing loss in one or both ears confirmed by diagnostic testing
- Infants with a legally acceptable representative able to provide informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Audiologists who are the managing audiologist for the infant whose results are provided
- Infants not meeting the inclusion criteria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3002
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Bionics Institute
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 3065
Actively Recruiting
3
Barwon Health
Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3220
Not Yet Recruiting
4
Hearing Australia
Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 3039
Not Yet Recruiting
5
The Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Professor Colette McKay
CONTACT
D
Dr Julia Wunderlich
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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