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Behavioural Intervention

Speech Manipulation for Hearing Loss

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Led By Christian Stilp, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Louisville

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be an adult between the age of 18 to 65 years

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

Be younger than 18 years of age

Be older than 65 years of age

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up "post-treatment" where "treatment" is the systematic manipulation of speech sounds. word recognition will be evaluated during the main part of the testing. outcomes will be assessed and data reported through study completion, an average of 1 year

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to understand how people recognize speech sounds in different contexts. Researchers will study how background noise affects speech perception, especially in people with hearing loss. They will also compare how cochlear implant users

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals with varying degrees of hearing loss, including those who use hearing aids or cochlear implants. It aims to understand how they perceive speech in different acoustic contexts and the impact of background noise on their recognition abilities.

What is being tested?

The study investigates how people with healthy and impaired hearing recognize speech sounds within context. It will explore the role of adjacent sounds and examine if modifications to hearing devices can improve perception.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-invasive speech manipulation rather than medication or surgery, there are no direct physical side effects expected from participating in this research.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between 18 and 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I am under 18 years old.

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I am older than 65.

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I cannot understand spoken English.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ "post-treatment" where "treatment" is the systematic manipulation of speech sounds. word recognition will be evaluated during the main part of the testing. outcomes will be assessed and data reported through study completion, an average of 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~"post-treatment" where "treatment" is the systematic manipulation of speech sounds. word recognition will be evaluated during the main part of the testing. outcomes will be assessed and data reported through study completion, an average of 1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and "post-treatment" where "treatment" is the systematic manipulation of speech sounds. word recognition will be evaluated during the main part of the testing. outcomes will be assessed and data reported through study completion, an average of 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Speech categorization

Secondary study objectives

Audiometric threshold testing

Speech recognition

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Speech perception experimentsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This arm involves experiments wherein participants listen to speech played at comfortable volumes and respond by indicating what they heard either in open-ended form or by choosing among a set of options displayed on a computer.

0 / 4Eligibility criteria met