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Hearing Loss

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60 US clinical trials · 30 currently recruiting

Active & Recent Trials

RECRUITING NA 18,000 participants

School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Kentucky

University of Arkansas

NCT05513833

RECRUITING NA 13,764 participants

Preschool Hearing Screening

University of California, San Francis

NCT06058767

RECRUITING NA 8,060 participants

School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska

University of Arkansas

NCT05593484

RECRUITING 1,100 participants

Natural History of Autosomal Dominant Hearing Loss

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NCT04501081

RECRUITING NA 1,050 participants

Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05028972

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

NIDCD Otolaryngology Clinical Protocol Biospecimen Bank

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NCT06303180

RECRUITING NA 680 participants

Perception of Speech in Context by Listeners With Healthy and Impaired Hearing

Marquette University

NCT06465979

RECRUITING 600 participants

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

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

AI Noise Reduction in Phonak Hearing Aids

Mayo Clinic

NCT06743295

RECRUITING NA 450 participants

Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users

University of Minnesota

NCT06516575

RECRUITING NA 350 participants

Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device

Stanford University

NCT05365646

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Johns Hopkins University

NCT06930560

RECRUITING NA 280 participants

Innovations in Hearing Accessibility and Technology (IHAT) Study

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT06689865

RECRUITING Phase 2 224 participants

Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NCT04915183

RECRUITING NA 220 participants

Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures

Boston University Charles River Campus

NCT05260307

RECRUITING NA 210 participants

Improving Access and Affordability of Adult Hearing Healthcare

University of Alabama, Tuscaloo

NCT04671381

RECRUITING NA 160 participants

Combined Electric and Acoustic Hearing (EAS) in Children and Adults

Hearts for Hearing

NCT05923203

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation (EARHLI)

Columbia University

NCT06174038

RECRUITING 100 participants

Quantification of Visually Evoked Cortical Potentials in Individuals With Hearing Loss

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT05107466

RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

Cholesterol and Antioxidant Treatment in Patients With Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS)

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT01773278

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Cochlear Implants in Young Children With SSD

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT05775367

RECRUITING NA 54 participants

Investigation of a Device to Deliver Intra-Operative Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation

Restorear Devices

NCT06375278

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

OTC Hearing Aid and MCI

Northwestern University

NCT06112860

RECRUITING NA 46 participants

An Investigation to Validate Speech Perception Assessment for Adult Cochlear Recipients Using a Mobile Research App

Cochlear

NCT06098482

RECRUITING Phase 1 44 participants

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

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Clinical Utility of Residual Hearing in the Cochlear Implant Ear

Ohio State University

NCT04707885

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

SPI-1005 in Adults Receiving Cochlear Implant

Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated

NCT06340633

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Auditory-Cognitive Training to Optimize Outcomes for Older CI Users

Gallaudet University

NCT05176561

RECRUITING 25 participants

The Sentio System: Post-market Evaluation of Safety and Performance in Adolescents

Oticon Medical

NCT06844071

RECRUITING NA 24 participants

Encoding Temporal Fine Structure for Cochlear Implants

University of Southern California

NCT04708717

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 300,000 participants

Apple Hearing Study

Apple

NCT04172766

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 629 participants

ACHIEVE Brain Health Follow-Up Study

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05532657

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 154 participants

Improving Outcomes Using Technology for Children Who Are DHH

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

NCT02998164

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 56 participants

Safety and Efficacy of a Drug Eluting Slim Modiolar Electrode Array

Cochlear

NCT06598059

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Family ASL: Longitudinal Study of Deaf Children and Hearing Parents Who Receive Services to Support the Learning of ASL

University of Connecticut

NCT04988451

COMPLETED NA 2,048 participants

Community-Based Kiosks for Hearing Screening and Education

Portland VA Medical Center

NCT01963104

COMPLETED NA 1,146 participants

Addressing Barriers to Adult Hearing Healthcare

Duke University

NCT02928107

COMPLETED NA 660 participants

The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00260663

COMPLETED NA 645 participants

NCGENES: North Carolina Clinical Genomic Evaluation by NextGen Exome Sequencing

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT01969370

COMPLETED NA 584 participants

P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices

Northwestern University

NCT04618315

COMPLETED Phase 1 303 participants

Outcomes In Children With Developmental Delay And Deafness

Stanford University

NCT01256229

COMPLETED NA 279 participants

Supplementing Hearing Aids With Computerized Auditory Training

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT00727337

COMPLETED NA 106 participants

North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal Screening

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT02826694

COMPLETED NA 91 participants

Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Outcomes Between Self-fit and Professional Fit for MDHearing Smart Hearing Aids

MDHearingAid

NCT05165121

COMPLETED NA 88 participants

AB-Intra- and Post-Operative Measures of Auditory Function

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT03685461

COMPLETED NA 73 participants

Safety and Effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System

Med-El Corporation

NCT00747435

COMPLETED NA 50 participants

Safety and Efficacy of the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) for Mixed and Conductive Hearing Losses

Med-El Corporation

NCT00748540

COMPLETED 50 participants

Early Diagnosis of Steroid-Responsive & No-Responsive Hearing Loss

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00013468

COMPLETED Phase 2 48 participants

Quantifying Auditory Perceptual Learning Following Hearing Aid Fitting

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00013455

COMPLETED NA 44 participants

A Comparison of Hearing Aid Fitting Methods

Sonova

NCT05376215

COMPLETED Phase 4 32 participants

Bilateral Benefit in Adult Users of the HiRes 90K Bionic Ear System

Advanced Bionics

NCT00205881

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Speech Perception for Children With Cochlear Implants

Mayo Clinic

NCT01059838

COMPLETED NA 29 participants

The Impact of Hearing Loss Severity on Balance Intervention Outcomes

University of Arkansas

NCT05681078

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Benefits of the HiResolution Bionic Ear System in Adults With Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Advanced Bionics

NCT02811549

COMPLETED NA 22 participants

Clinical Evaluation of a Cochlear Implant Sound Processor

Advanced Bionics

NCT04237207

COMPLETED NA 21 participants

Clinical Investigation and Validation of a Self-fitted Air-conduction Hearing Aid

Concha

NCT06167161

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

Aural Rehabilitation for Cochlear Implant Users Via Telerehab Technology

Gallaudet University

NCT03157492

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

Effect of Hearing Aid Labeling on Speech Understanding Measures

Sonova

NCT05274178

COMPLETED NA 14 participants

Real World Perspectives on Advancements in Hearing Aid Technology

Sonova

NCT05468918

COMPLETED

Epidemiology of Hearing Loss in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Veterans

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00018486

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Early Phase 1 2
Phase 2 4
Phase 3 1
Phase 4 1

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

Reading the Hearing Loss Trial Landscape

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 60 US studies indexed under Hearing Loss, and 30 of those are currently open to recruitment — roughly 50% of the total volume on the registry. That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.

The phase distribution for Hearing Loss shows 2 late-stage studies (Phase 3 and Phase 4 combined) alongside 6 earlier-phase entries (Phase 1 through Phase 2). Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.

Top sponsor activity for Hearing Loss is led by US Department of Veterans Affairs with 4 indexed trials, alongside 9 other organizations in the top contributor list. The list on this page surfaces up to 60 of the most relevant recent and active entries, ordered with recruiting studies first so practical options are visible. All figures are derived from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset maintained by the National Library of Medicine and are reproduced here for reference. Inclusion of a trial, sponsor, or intervention on this page is neither an endorsement nor a recommendation — eligibility, protocol changes, and site-level status can shift frequently, so always verify current details on ClinicalTrials.gov and consult a qualified healthcare provider before acting on anything you see here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Hearing Loss?

PlainTrial tracks 60 US clinical trials for Hearing Loss, of which 30 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

How do I find a recruiting trial for Hearing Loss?

Use the trial list above filtered by "Recruiting" status, or visit our trial finder at /recruiting to search by condition and state. Always discuss trial participation with your healthcare provider before enrolling.

Is this data current?

Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and reflects our most recent data pull. Trial status may have changed since then. Always verify current information at ClinicalTrials.gov before making decisions about participation.

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2024 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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