New hearing aid tech aims to cut through noise
NCT ID NCT07287774
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new noise-reduction feature for hearing aids that uses deep neural networks to help people hear speech better in noisy settings. Fifty adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss will listen to sentences at different noise levels while using three settings: no noise reduction, low-strength, and high-strength. Researchers will measure how accurately participants recall words to see which setting works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep neural noise-reduction algorithm for hearing aids
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better hearing aids that help people understand speech more clearly in noisy places like restaurants or parties.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The improvement in real-world listening may be modest.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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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Not accepted
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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: * A hearing aid candidate with mild-to-moderate cochlear hearing loss, based on audiometric profile (at least 20 dB of hearing loss at 2000 Hz, with progressively worse hearing levels at higher frequencies). Exclusion Criteria: * Normal hearing * Severe or profound hearing loss * Conductive hearing loss * Neural hearing loss
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Purdue University
RECRUITINGWest Lafayette, Indiana, 47905, United States
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