Which bone conduction hearing device works best? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT07580287
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will compare four different non-surgical bone conduction hearing devices in 20 adults aged 18 to 84 with mixed or conductive hearing loss. The goal is to see which device provides the best hearing improvement by measuring hearing thresholds. The results could help guide device choices for people who cannot use standard hearing aids.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- non-surgical bone conduction hearing devices
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help identify which bone conduction device provides the best hearing improvement for people with certain types of hearing loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares devices but does not test a new treatment or cure.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 84 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: 1. Signed Informed Consent Form 2. Adults (from 18 to 84 years) 3. Pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold (measured at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 kHz) less than 25 dB HL on both ears 4. Fluent in Swedish to be able to read and understand patient information and informed consent process Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in another clinical investigation which might cause interference with study participation. 2. Participants who do not have the ability or are unwilling to follow investigational procedures/requirements, e.g. to complete questionnaires, according to investigator's discretion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chalmers
Gothenburg, Sweden
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