Lip reading lessons boost hearing aid Users' speech skills?
NCT ID NCT07028658
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if lip reading rehabilitation improves how well people with hearing aids can recognize spoken words by watching a speaker's mouth. Eight adults with moderate to severe hearing loss will participate. The goal is to see if this therapy helps them understand speech better, especially in noisy situations.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of hearing-impaired individuals with hearing aids
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 18 or older * Affiliated with a social security system * Moderate to severe bilateral post-lingual hearing loss, fitted with hearing aids for more than 6 months * Wearing hearing aids for a minimum of 8 hours/day on average over the past month * Intelligibility in quiet \> 80% correct responses at 60 dB (Lafon cochlear list) * Difficulty in noisy environments rated \> 6 on a 0-10 EVA scale * French language comprehension level of at least B1 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) * Willing to participate in speech therapy rehabilitation at a rate of 2 sessions per week Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who has already undergone speech therapy rehabilitation as part of their hearing loss treatment * Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease or history of brain injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumor, meningitis, etc.) * Uncorrected vision or visual impairment affecting lip reading (e.g. AMD, glaucoma, unoperated cataract, etc.) * Presence of severe tinnitus (score \> 56) on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire * Significant cognitive impairment (CODEX C or D) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score \< 23
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cabinet d'orthophonie
RECRUITINGParis, 75008, France
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