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Hearing aids for normal ears? VA tests new fix for hidden hearing trouble

NCT ID NCT06117254

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether hearing aids can improve daily hearing for veterans who have normal hearing tests but still struggle to understand speech in noisy places. About 142 veterans will either get hearing aids or standard communication advice. The goal is to see if the devices reduce the real-world handicap of hearing difficulties.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
hearing aids and communication counseling
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a new, simple option to help veterans who struggle to hear in noisy places despite normal hearing tests.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study (142 people) and it's not yet known if hearing aids actually help more than standard advice. Results may not apply to all veterans.

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Study facts

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

Phase

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

About 142 people

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

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 79 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Veteran eligible for VA Healthcare * Ability to travel to VA Portland Medical Center for repeated visits * Pure-tone thresholds of no more than 30 dB HL at frequencies between 500 and 3000 Hz, and no more than 40 dB HL at 4000 Hz * HHIA scores of 24 or greater indicating moderate to significant perceived hearing handicap Exclusion Criteria: * Conductive hearing loss or other significant otologic problems * Non-native English speakers * Inability to perform experimental tasks * Pure-tone interaural threshold asymmetries greater than 15 dB between 250 and 4000 Hz

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

auditory perceptual disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Auditory processing disorder

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97207-2964, United States

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