Can tweaking cochlear implant settings help people hear better in noise?
NCT ID NCT07039435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether changing the low-frequency settings on a cochlear implant can improve hearing for people who are deaf in one ear but have normal hearing in the other. Twenty-two adults will try four different sound maps during their first month after implant activation. The goal is to see if a better match between sound frequency and the implant's placement helps with speech understanding in noisy environments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alternative frequency mapping (cochlear implant programming)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to better hearing in noise and improved sound quality for people with single-sided deafness who use a cochlear implant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The different frequency maps might not improve hearing or could even sound worse to 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 22 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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: 1. Age 18 or older 2. No known anatomical abnormalities in either ear 3. English speaking 4. Intends to receive a cochlear implant in one ear (or has already received it but it has not been activated). 5. Normal hearing (or minimal hearing loss) in the contralateral ear Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under age 18 2. Documented anatomical abnormality of the implanted ear 3. Non-English speaking 4. Greater than minimal hearing loss in the contralateral ear.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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