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Can cochlear implants capture emotion? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT05486637

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how children and adults with cochlear implants understand and express emotions through speech. Researchers will measure how well participants recognize emotions in voices and how they produce emotional sounds. The goal is to find out why some implant users struggle with emotional communication and to inform future improvements in technology and training.

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 improvements in cochlear implant technology and therapy to help users better understand and express emotions in speech.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not directly lead to new devices or therapies, and individual outcomes vary widely.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Early phase 1

The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.

Participants

About 255 people

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

Started

Jul 2022

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

6 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Prelingually deaf children with cochlear implants * Postlingually deaf adults with cochlear implants * Normally hearing children * Normally hearing adults Exclusion Criteria: * Non-native speakers of American English * Prelingually deaf individuals who receive cochlear implants after age 12 * Adults unable to pass a basic cognitive screen

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hearing loss disorder Hearing Loss, Sensorineural sensorineural hearing loss disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cochlear hearing loss

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arizona State University

    RECRUITING

    Tempe, Arizona, 85287, United States

  • Boys Town National Research Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States

  • House Institute Foundation

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States

  • Northwestern University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States

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