Compression Headphone Study

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Hearing Loss
• Interventions: Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 1; Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 2; Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 default; Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 2

• Registration Number: NCT04882709
• Lead Sponsor: Sonova AG

Brief Summary

The stimuli consist of speech in quiet, speech in noise, reverberant speech, and music recorded with different hearing aid settings, post-processed for headphone presentation and incorporated in an online sound survey. Participants will receive tablets and headphones to conduct a sound quality rating at home. The survey will involve a training session and within-subject repeated measures. Stimuli will be randomized.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-04
• Study Start: 2021-05-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-11
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-12
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-02
• Study Completion: 2021-09-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults (18-99 years) with ≥3 months hearing aid experience
• binaural, symmetric, sensorineural N3 to N4 hearing loss
• able to use Android interface and receive a video call on phone/computer
• fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

• children/teenagers
• normal hearing or hearing loss exceeding N4 by 10dB
• cannot wear over-ear headphones

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 1	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 1	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid with modified compression strategy 1
Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 2	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 strategy 2	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid with modified compression strategy 2
Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 default	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 1 default	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid with current default compression strategy
Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 2	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid 2	Receiver-in-canal hearing aid from a different manufacturer with default compression strategy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sound quality rating	1 hour	The sound quality rating will be conducted via an online questionnaire that contains sound samples participants listen to and rate subsequently. Dimensions rated are: Overall Preference, Reverberation, Sound Source Localization, Sound Source Separation, and Timbral Balance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sonova Innovation Centre Toronto; 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada