Virtual reality training aims to sharpen sound location skills in deaf patients
NCT ID NCT04183348
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether a virtual reality training program could improve the ability to locate sounds in people with hearing loss. 79 participants performed sound localization tasks with and without visual feedback. The goal was to see if training could reduce pointing errors and response times. The study is exploratory and aims to inform future rehabilitation approaches.
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: visio-hearing training protocol using virtual reality
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new training method to help people with hearing loss better locate where sounds come from.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group and only behavioral measures. Results may not translate to real-world improvement or benefit all types of hearing loss.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Bron, 69675, France
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Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hôpital Purpan, CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31300, France
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