Scientists investigate how hearing implants help the deaf perceive sound
NCT ID NCT05810220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This research study looks at how children and adults who use cochlear implants or auditory brainstem implants hear and understand sounds. Participants will listen to words, sentences, and tones to see how well they identify speech and tell differences in loudness or pitch. The goal is to learn more about hearing with these devices, not to provide a new treatment or cure.
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Study facts
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- 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 200 people
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- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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2 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Hearing impaired adult and or child (above 2 years old) who uses ABIs or cochlear implants. * No diagnosis of any other communicative or cognitive disorder other than hearing impairment. The individual must be able to visit the lab in order to participate in behavioral and electrophysiological experiments. * Patients' implant device must have useable electrodes that do not result in uncomfortable or unpleasant non-auditory sensation. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed cognitive or communicative disorders (other than hearing impairment) * Severe neurological disorders * No useable electrodes in their implants
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Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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