Scientists test how much sound delay people can tolerate in wireless hearing helpers
NCT ID NCT07533071
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study aims to find out how much audio delay people can tolerate when using wireless remote microphones. Researchers will add artificial delays to sounds played through headphones and ask 60 participants to rate how annoying the delay feels. The goal is to help engineers build better assistive listening systems using everyday devices like smartphones.
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 guide the design of more user-friendly wireless assistive listening systems that work with everyday devices like smartphones.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It measures annoyance, not real-world device performance.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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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: * Comfortable conversing in English Exclusion Criteria: * Speech or hearing disorder
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Science and Engineering Laboratory
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60607, United States