Tuning in: study tests if deeper cochlear implant settings boost music enjoyment
NCT ID NCT04591093
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether stimulating deeper parts of the inner ear with a cochlear implant helps people hear music better. About 32 adults with hearing loss who already qualify for a cochlear implant will test two different stimulation depths. The goal is to see if the deeper setting improves sound quality and music perception.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cochlear implant with FineHearing strategy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help cochlear implant users enjoy music more and hear sounds more naturally.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 32 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefit may be small or not noticeable.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Adult patient (≥ 18 years old) speaking French * Patient who fulfils the criteria for cochlear implantation * Patient with a postoperative insertion angle of the apical electrode \> 450° * Patient with 12 active electrodes on the day of activation. Exclusion Criteria: * Retro-cochlear pathology: auditory neuropathy, vestibular schwannoma
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GH Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP 6
RECRUITINGParis, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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