Status:
RECRUITING
Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University Charles River Campus
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate several approaches for improving spatial perception and speech intelligibility in multitalker listening situations for hearing-aid users. The hypotheses are...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to investigate several approaches for improving spatial perception and speech intelligibility in multitalker listening situations for hearing-aid users. Aim 1 will investi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria: Normal-Hearing Subjects
- 18 to 35 years of age
- Audiometric thresholds that do not exceed 20 dB HL at any frequency from 250 to 8000 Hz
- Able to provide informed consent and understand experimental instructions
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Inclusion Criteria: Hearing-Impaired Subjects
- 18 to 80 years of age
- Documented sensorineural hearing loss
- Able to provide informed consent and understand experimental instructions
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Exclusion Criteria (some experiments)
- Non-native speakers of English
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 9 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
220 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05260307
Start Date
March 9 2022
End Date
November 30 2026
Last Update
September 24 2025
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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215