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New sound tricks could help cochlear implant users hear better in noise

NCT ID NCT06867380

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cochlear Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests experimental sound coding strategies that may improve hearing for adult cochlear implant users. About 120 participants will compare the new strategies to their current settings, focusing on understanding speech in noisy environments. The goal is to find ways to make hearing clearer and easier.

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Study facts

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

Phase

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

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

Apr 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Users of an approved Nucleus cochlear implant. * Aged 18 years or older (no upper age limit). * Open set speech understanding sufficient to complete the study protocol as judged by the investigator. * Fluent speaker in the language used to assess speech perception performance, as determined by the investigator. * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the investigator. * Additional health factors, known to the investigator, that would prevent or restrict participation in the audiological evaluations. * Investigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or their immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or sibling. * Cochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organisations or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation * Current participation, or participation in another interventional clinical study/trial in the past 30 days, involving an investigational drug or device (unless the other investigation was/is a Cochlear sponsored investigation and determined by the investigator or Sponsor to not impact this investigation).

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cochlear disorder hearing loss disorder Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cochlear implant recipients Hearing loss, cochlear

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cochlear Melbourne

    East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia

  • HEARnet Clinical studies

    Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia

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