New training aims to help kids with cochlear implants hear in crowded rooms

NCT ID NCT05808543

First seen Apr 06, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 8 times

Summary

This study tests a 3-month at-home listening training program called BEARS for children aged 8-16 who have two cochlear implants. The goal is to see if it helps them understand speech in noisy environments, reduces listening effort, and improves quality of life. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the training plus usual care or usual care alone, and will be followed for 12 months.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Auditory Implants: Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

    RECRUITING

    London, London, WC1E 6DG, United Kingdom

  • Emmeline Centre for Hearing Implants

    RECRUITING

    Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

  • Great Ormond Street Cochlear Implant Programme

    RECRUITING

    London, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

  • North East Regional Cochlear Implant Programme

    RECRUITING

    Middlesbrough, Middlesborough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

  • Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme

    RECRUITING

    Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 5DU, United Kingdom

  • Oxford Auditory Implant Centre

    RECRUITING

    Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

  • Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme

    RECRUITING

    Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, KA2 0BE, United Kingdom

  • St George's Auditory Implant Service

    RECRUITING

    London, London, SW17 OQT, United Kingdom

  • St Thomas' Hospital Hearing Implant Centre

    RECRUITING

    London, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

  • The Midlands Hearing Implant Programme (Children's Service)

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom

  • The Richard Ramsden Centre for Hearing Implants

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

  • University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service

    RECRUITING

    Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

  • Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service

    RECRUITING

    Bradford, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom

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