AI app lets hearing aid users tune devices at home
NCT ID NCT07255586
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered mobile app can help people with hearing loss monitor and adjust their hearing aids on their own. The goal is to reduce the need for clinic visits and improve hearing in real-world environments. The trial will involve 120 adults who are starting or renewing hearing aid care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based mobile app for self-monitoring of hearing aids
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make hearing aid adjustments easier and more convenient, allowing people to fine-tune their devices in everyday settings without always visiting a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The AI app may not work as well as in-person care for some users.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are eligible for a new or renewed hearing rehabilitation process at four of the Hearing organizations audiology clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Not fullfilling the inclusion criteria
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Conditions
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