Cochlear implant Users' listening effort under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07279441
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how people with cochlear implants understand speech in everyday situations, like conversations with background noise. Researchers will test 460 adults (both with and without hearing loss) using listening tasks that measure effort and comprehension. The goal is to find out why some users struggle more than others and to develop better ways to assess and support their communication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to better assessment tools and rehabilitation strategies for cochlear implant users, improving their real-world communication.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It aims to gather knowledge, not test a cure or therapy. Results may not directly change clinical practice.
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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 460 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Subjects will be otherwise healthy normal-hearing and cochlear implant (CI) adult listeners (between 18 and 80 years old). Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals below 18 years of age. * Individuals with evidence of neurologic, vascular or psychiatric disease or dementia, and taking medications that might interfere with task performance. * Individuals with a history of language disorders (besides those associated with hearing loss for the CI users). Individuals who are non-native speakers of American English.
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brandeis University
RECRUITINGWaltham, Massachusetts, 02453, United States
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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