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Inner ear secrets: study aims to predict who will hear better with hearing aids

NCT ID NCT01781039

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This completed study enrolled 186 people with mild to moderate hearing loss to understand how damage to inner ear sensory cells and auditory neurons affects speech understanding, especially in noisy environments. Participants were fitted with hearing aids and tested on speech recognition. The goal was to see if inner ear health could predict hearing aid success. The study did not test a new treatment, but aimed to improve how hearing aids are prescribed.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Hearing Aid fitting (device)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help predict which people with hearing loss will benefit most from hearing aids, especially in noisy settings.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct improvements in hearing or new therapies.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

186 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2013

Finished

Dec 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Adult patients referred from the St. Elizabeth's Department of Otolaryngology and self-referred patients to the Audiology Clinic.

Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal hearing to moderate sensorineural hearing loss * Sufficient English proficiency to complete speech discrimination testing in English Exclusion Criteria: * Hearing loss less than a 45 dB HL pure tone average (average hearing thresholds at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz) * Conductive hearing loss * Neurodegenerative disease

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hearing loss disorder Hearing Loss, Sensorineural sensorineural hearing loss disorder vestibulocochlear nerve disorder X-linked mixed hearing loss with perilymphatic gusher

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Sensorineural hearing loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

    Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States

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