Balance trouble linked to reading struggles in kids with hearing loss
NCT ID NCT05414903
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether inner-ear balance (vestibular) problems make reading harder for children with hearing loss. Researchers will test 90 children, some with normal hearing and some with severe hearing loss, measuring their ability to see clearly during head movements and their reading skills. The goal is to understand how balance issues contribute to reading difficulties, which could lead to better screening and support for these children.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors identify and treat balance problems in children with hearing loss, potentially improving their reading skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct benefits for participants, and results may not apply to all children with hearing loss.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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7 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Children will be required to have nonverbal problem-solving/intelligence scores within 1.5 SD of the mean (mean = 100, SD = 15, 1.5 SD of mean = 77 - 123). * Children with normal hearing must have thresholds ≤20 dB HL from 0.25 to 8 kHz. * Children with hearing loss must have pure-tone averages \> 65 dB HL. Exclusion Criteria: * Fail a vision screen at 20/30 * Have autism, blindness, or other optic disorders, cerebral palsy, significant neurologic involvement, uncorrectable vision problems, and intellectual disability. * Children with nonverbal problem-solving/intelligence scores \> 123 or \< 77 will be excluded. * Each participant's current medications will be reviewed. Children taking medications known to result in oculomotor slowing will be excluded (i.e., anti-depressants, vestibular suppressants, sedatives, etc).
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Locations
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Boys Town National Research Hospital
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States
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