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Can eye movements reveal the hidden toll of hearing loss?

NCT ID NCT06516575

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Minnesota Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study investigates how people with hearing loss, including cochlear implant users, experience listening effort from moment to moment. Researchers will track eye movements and pupil dilation as participants repeat sentences that are manipulated to be harder to understand. The goal is to understand how effort builds, how long it lasts, and how it affects communication and daily life. Findings could inform strategies to reduce listening fatigue and improve support for those with hearing loss.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Behavioral intervention involving sentence manipulations with noise-masked keywords or altered prosody, while tracking eye movements and pupil dilation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to better ways to measure and reduce listening fatigue in people with hearing loss, improving communication and quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it won't directly test a treatment. Results may not apply to all hearing loss situations, and measuring effort via pupil dilation is indirect.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

antisocial personality disorder hearing loss disorder Hearing Loss, Sensorineural sensorineural hearing loss disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ABNORMAL HEARING LOSS HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Minnesota

    RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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