Massive study to track how hearing treatments shape Kids' brains
NCT ID NCT07625462
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 5,000 children and teens with hearing loss and normal hearing over time. Researchers will measure changes in hearing, speech, language, and brain scans to see how different treatments—like hearing aids, cochlear implants, or gene therapy—affect development. The goal is to learn which approaches work best for young brains.
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 study could reveal how different hearing treatments (like hearing aids, implants, or gene therapy) affect brain development in children, guiding better care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test new therapies. Results may take years and might not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years who are evaluated and/or managed at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The cohort includes participants with hearing loss across different hearing management pathways, including hearing aid fitting, cochlear implantation, auditory brainstem implantation, gene therapy, and follow-up without intervention, as well as a normal-hearing control group.
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: * Age no more than 18 years. * For the HA/CI/ABI/GT/FU groups: behavioral or pure-tone hearing threshold \>=20 dB HL, or air-conduction ABR \>=35 dB nHL; For the normal-hearing control group: participants diagnosed as normal hearing by experienced physicians. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to cooperate with study testing procedures.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200011, China
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