Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of a Signal-processing Algorithm Aiming at Improving Speech-in-noise Intelligibility in Normal-hearing and Hearing-impaired Persons

Lead Sponsor:

Archean Technologies

Conditions:

Speech Intelligibility in Noise

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Nearly half a billion people suffer from disabling hearing loss. The most common form of hearing loss in adults is age-related hearing loss (ARHL), which causes a reduced ability to understand speech ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for normal-hearing participants :
  • consenting to and available for the study
  • age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 25 years
  • right-handed
  • native French speaker
  • pure-tone air-conduction audiometric thresholds at .5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz all ≤ 20 dB hearing loss (HL)
  • Exclusion criteria for normal-hearing participants :
  • score at the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory \> 56
  • uncorrected visual impairment
  • pregnancy
  • subject placed under legal authority (guardianship, tutorship)
  • Inclusion criteria for hearing-impaired participants :
  • consenting to and available for the study
  • age ≥ 55 years
  • native French speaker
  • pure-tone air-conduction average hearing thresholds (PTA) for frequencies of .5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz ≥ 30 dB HL and ≤ 70 dB HL
  • right-ear PTA for low frequencies (\< 2 kHz) lower than the right-ear PTA for high frequencies (\> 4 kHz). The difference between the two PTAs must be ≥ 20 dB
  • the difference between the PTA for frequencies of .5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz (PTA.5-4kHz) in the right ear and the left-ear PTA.5-4kHz must be ≤ 10 dB
  • Exclusion criteria for hearing-impaired participants :
  • score at the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory \> 56
  • history of a hearing impairment that was left uncorrected for more than 10 years
  • uncorrected visual impairment
  • congenital hearing impairment
  • Ménière's disease
  • auditory neuropathy
  • mixed hearing loss
  • fluctuating hearing impairment
  • sudden hearing loss
  • hearing impairment concomitant with other symptoms (e.g. vertigo)
  • score at the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) \< 27
  • subject placed under legal authority (guardianship, tutorship)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 12 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 1 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04775810

    Start Date

    October 12 2021

    End Date

    January 1 2023

    Last Update

    November 17 2022

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    Clinique Rive Gauche

    Toulouse, France, 31300