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Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments
Led by Sonova AG · Updated on 2025-08-11
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
42 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Sonova AG
Lead Sponsor
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University of South Florida
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the benefits of hearing instrument use in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does hearing instrument use improve speech understanding and listening effort amount people with hearing loss? Researchers will compare varying models of hearing instruments to see how speech understanding and listening effort are impacted. Participants will be asked to wearing varying hearing instruments and participate in lab-based activities to evaluate their speech understanding, listening effort, and subjective preference.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 to 95 years
- Hearing loss classified as N3 or N4
- Experienced hearing aid user
- Fluent in English
- Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 18 years or older than 95 years
- Vulnerable populations
- Hearing within normal limits or not suitable for the hearing instruments under study
- Unable to read, write, or speak English
- Unable to complete complex listening tasks
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of South Florida Auditory Neurosciences & Technology Lab
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
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Research Team
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Study Coordinator
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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