Can a cochlear implant beat a hearing aid for kids with one-sided deafness?

NCT ID NCT04793412

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares cochlear implants to hearing aids in 80 children aged 4 to 14 with hearing loss in one ear. Researchers measure how well kids understand speech and hear in noise before and after getting an implant. The goal is to see if the implant provides better hearing than a hearing aid.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

deafness, unilateral hearing loss disorder Hearing Loss, Unilateral

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ASYMMETRIC HEARING LOSS SINGLE SIDED DEAFNESS UNILATERAL DEAFNESS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Buerger Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Fairview Health Services

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
Hearts for Hearing

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
Washington University School of Medicine/St Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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