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Appreciation for Music Processed by Hearing Aids

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Recruiting
Led By Joshua Alexander
Research Sponsored by Purdue University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 60 minutes
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test how well normal-hearing people with and without musical training think recorded music sounds when played back through hearing aids.

Eligible Conditions
  • Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~60 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 60 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Sound Quality: Music Feature Activated vs. Deactivated
Secondary study objectives
Effects of Music Training
Sound Quality: Music Feature across Manufacturers

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: Hearing Aid Signal ProcessingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Each subject will listen to recordings of music processed by seven different hearing aid brands set to the default "Speech in Quiet" program and the default "Music" program. Recordings (hearing aid brand x program x music sample) will be randomized from trial to trial.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Purdue UniversityLead Sponsor
233 Previous Clinical Trials
71,313 Total Patients Enrolled
Joshua AlexanderPrincipal InvestigatorPurdue University
~18 spots leftby Dec 2025