New cochlear implant software aims to cut through noise
NCT ID NCT06100393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests new speech-enhancement software in cochlear implants to help adults with hearing loss understand speech better in noisy places. About 150 adult cochlear implant users will compare the new algorithms to the standard ones. The goal is to see if the new software improves hearing without making things worse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- new speech-enhancement algorithms (software) for cochlear implants
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these algorithms could help cochlear implant users hear speech more clearly in noisy environments, improving daily communication.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with 150 participants, so results may not apply to all users. The improvements might be small or not noticeable in real-world settings.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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: * User of an approved Nucleus cochlear implant. * User of the ACE (Advanced Combination Encoder) sound processing strategy. * Aged 18 years or older (no upper age limit). * Able to score 20% or more at +10 dB SNR or have an adaptive Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT) of 12 dB or less CI alone on a sentence in babble test.\* * Fluent speaker in the language used to assess speech perception performance, as determined by the investigator. * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. * ≥3 months post cochlear implant activation 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 the investigator's immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or sibling. * Cochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organizations 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.
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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Cochlear Melbourne
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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HEARnet Clinical Studies
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3053, Australia
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