Hearing Study: Sensitivity to Features of Speech Sounds
The purpose of this study is to better understand the sensitivity of listeners to the fast changes in frequency or amplitude of sounds that occur in speech. The investigators are studying ways to manipulate these aspects of sounds in an effort to make speech sounds more clear.
Conditions:
🦠 Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 9 June 2020
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 November 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 30 November 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 200
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Rochester, New York, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Normal hearing, mild or moderate symmetric sensorineural hearing loss.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Asymmetric hearing thresholds (more than 15 decibels (dB) threshold difference between the two ears at any frequency up to 4 kHz).
    • * Severe hearing loss (greater than 60 dB hearing thresholds at any frequency up to 4 kHz).
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 80 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 8 September 2018
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 8 September 2018
  • First Posted 12 September 2018

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 27 November 2023
  • Last Update Posted 28 November 2023
  • Last Verified November 2023