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Hearing Loss: early-phase trial registry
30 of 60 indexed Hearing Loss trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #235 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
60 US clinical trials · 30 currently recruiting · #235 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Hearing Loss: 60 US clinical trials tracked, 30 recruiting.
Hearing Loss is the subject of 60 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 30 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 6 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is US Department of Veterans Affairs, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition hearing-loss
OPEN 30 | RECR 50% | LATE 2 | EARLY 6 | RANK #235 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (50% recruiting · 6 trials)
Hearing Loss lists 30 open slots (50% of 60 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Hearing Loss on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Hearing Loss is recruiting above its size-band peers.
30 of 60 indexed trials (50%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Hearing Loss trials is spread across many organizations.
US Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for 4 of 60 trials (6.7%). 37 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Hearing Loss enrolment sits around 100 participants.
Median target enrolment is 100 among the 59 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 28 of those (47.5%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Hearing Loss research is mostly interventional.
52 interventional and 8 observational studies make up this index (86.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
60 total, page 1 of 2
School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Kentucky
University of Arkansas
NCT05513833
Preschool Hearing Screening
University of California, San Francisco
NCT06058767
School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska
University of Arkansas
NCT05593484
Natural History of Autosomal Dominant Hearing Loss
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NCT04501081
Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT05028972
NIDCD Otolaryngology Clinical Protocol Biospecimen Bank
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NCT06303180
Perception of Speech in Context by Listeners With Healthy and Impaired Hearing
Marquette University
NCT06465979
Collection of Clinical Data and Specimens for Research in Hearing, Balance, Taste, Smell, Voice, Speech, and Language Disorders.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NCT05670496
AI Noise Reduction in Phonak Hearing Aids
Mayo Clinic
NCT06743295
Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users
University of Minnesota
NCT06516575
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
Stanford University
NCT05365646
HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Johns Hopkins University
NCT06930560
Innovations in Hearing Accessibility and Technology (IHAT) Study
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT06689865
Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NCT04915183
Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures
Boston University Charles River Campus
NCT05260307
Improving Access and Affordability of Adult Hearing Healthcare
University of Alabama, Tuscaloo
NCT04671381
Combined Electric and Acoustic Hearing (EAS) in Children and Adults
Hearts for Hearing
NCT05923203
Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation (EARHLI)
Columbia University
NCT06174038
Quantification of Visually Evoked Cortical Potentials in Individuals With Hearing Loss
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
NCT05107466
Cholesterol and Antioxidant Treatment in Patients With Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS)
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT01773278
Cochlear Implants in Young Children With SSD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT05775367
Investigation of a Device to Deliver Intra-Operative Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation
Restorear Devices
NCT06375278
OTC Hearing Aid and MCI
Northwestern University
NCT06112860
An Investigation to Validate Speech Perception Assessment for Adult Cochlear Recipients Using a Mobile Research App
Cochlear
NCT06098482
Testing the Addition of Pedmark to Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Reducing Drug-Induced Ear Damage in Men With Stage II-III Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT07218913
Clinical Utility of Residual Hearing in the Cochlear Implant Ear
Ohio State University
NCT04707885
SPI-1005 in Adults Receiving Cochlear Implant
Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
NCT06340633
Auditory-Cognitive Training to Optimize Outcomes for Older CI Users
Gallaudet University
NCT05176561
The Sentio System: Post-market Evaluation of Safety and Performance in Adolescents
Oticon Medical
NCT06844071
Encoding Temporal Fine Structure for Cochlear Implants
University of Southern California
NCT04708717
Apple Hearing Study
Apple
NCT04172766
ACHIEVE Brain Health Follow-Up Study
Johns Hopkins University
NCT05532657
Improving Outcomes Using Technology for Children Who Are DHH
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT02998164
Safety and Efficacy of a Drug Eluting Slim Modiolar Electrode Array
Cochlear
NCT06598059
Family ASL: Longitudinal Study of Deaf Children and Hearing Parents Who Receive Services to Support the Learning of ASL
University of Connecticut
NCT04988451
Community-Based Kiosks for Hearing Screening and Education
Portland VA Medical Center
NCT01963104
Addressing Barriers to Adult Hearing Healthcare
Duke University
NCT02928107
The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00260663
NCGENES: North Carolina Clinical Genomic Evaluation by NextGen Exome Sequencing
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT01969370
P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
Northwestern University
NCT04618315
Outcomes In Children With Developmental Delay And Deafness
Stanford University
NCT01256229
Supplementing Hearing Aids With Computerized Auditory Training
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT00727337
North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal Screening
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT02826694
Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes Between Self-fit and Professional Fit for MDHearing Smart Hearing Aids
MDHearingAid
NCT05165121
AB-Intra- and Post-Operative Measures of Auditory Function
Medical College of Wisconsin
NCT03685461
Safety and Effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System
Med-El Corporation
NCT00747435
Safety and Efficacy of the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) for Mixed and Conductive Hearing Losses
Med-El Corporation
NCT00748540
Early Diagnosis of Steroid-Responsive & No-Responsive Hearing Loss
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00013468
Quantifying Auditory Perceptual Learning Following Hearing Aid Fitting
US Department of Veterans Affairs
NCT00013455
A Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Methods
Sonova
NCT05376215
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 4 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Hearing Loss records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Hearing Loss trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Hearing Loss page
60 registered trials, 30 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 30 Hearing Loss trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- US Department of Veterans Affairs sponsors the most Hearing Loss trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See US Department of Veterans Affairs's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Hearing Loss condition card totals 60 registered trials; most-linked intervention Automated hearing test/Motivation video; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.