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CompletedNCT04995666Updated May 17, 2023Results posted

Hearing Aid Quality and Reliability Study

An interventional study of Phonak Audeo hearing aid in Hearing Loss, sponsored by Sonova AG. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-17.

Sponsored by Sonova AG · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
19
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Quality and reliability study of hearing aid. Adults with mild to severe hearing loss will wear hearing aids daily for approximately 3 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Hearing Loss

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In context

Hearing Loss

1,092 studies on the registry are indexed under Hearing Loss; 235 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 19 is below the median of 40 across 764 interventional studies indexed under Hearing Loss.

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Lead sponsor

Sonova AG is the lead sponsor of 82 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

Of its 25 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 17 (68%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults with mild to moderate severe sensorineural hearing loss
  • Adults who were able to incorporate some type of physical activity into their day (i.e walking, excercise, gardening, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable or unwilling to wear study devices during a home trial
  • Unable or unwilling to come to lab for study visits
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
19 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Hearing Aid

    Participants will wear Phonak rechargeable Audeo hearing aids

    Device: Phonak Audeo hearing aid

Interventions

  • DevicePhonak Audeo hearing aid

    Rechargeable hearing aid

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 1

    Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at full on settings must meet manufacturer product specifications per manufacturer data sheet. This includes maximum and high frequency average output sound pressure level, maximum and high frequency average acoustic gain, frequency response range, total harmonic distortion and equivalent input noise level. This is done using an Audioscan Verifit2 electroacoustic analyzer. Electroacoustic measurements listed above will also be taken with hearing aid set to user settings, as a baseline measure for all future appointments.

    Time frame: Day 1 of study

  2. Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 45

    Test box electroacoustic measurements (using the Audioscan Verifit 2 Electroacoustic Analyzer) of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Results will be compared to baseline electroacoustic measures taken on day 1 of study. A "pass" means that devices were within tolerance levels (per ANSI S3.22-2014) of baseline measures. A "fail" means that devices were not within tolerance levels of one or more baseline measures (i.e. output, gain, frequency range, total harmonic distortion, or equivalent input noise level).

    Time frame: Day 45 of study

  3. Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 90

    Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Results will be compared to baseline electroacoustic measures taken on day 1 of study. A "pass" means that devices were within tolerance levels (per ANSI S3.22-2014) of baseline measures. A "fail" means that devices were not within tolerance levels of one or more baseline measures (i.e. output, gain, frequency range, total harmonic distortion, or equivalent input noise level).

    Time frame: Day 90 of study

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Results

Posted May 17, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneHearing Aid
Started19
Completed19
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryElectroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 1

Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at full on settings must meet manufacturer product specifications per manufacturer data sheet. This includes maximum and high frequency average output sound pressure level, maximum and high frequency average acoustic gain, frequency response range, total harmonic distortion and equivalent input noise level. This is done using an Audioscan Verifit2 electroacoustic analyzer. Electroacoustic measurements listed above will also be taken with hearing aid set to user settings, as a baseline measure for all future appointments.

Time frame:
Day 1 of study
Reported as:
Count of units · hearing aid devices
Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 1
hearing aid devicesHearing Aid
Number of units that PASS manufacturer specifications38
Number of units that FAIL manufacturer specifications0
PrimaryElectroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 45

Test box electroacoustic measurements (using the Audioscan Verifit 2 Electroacoustic Analyzer) of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Results will be compared to baseline electroacoustic measures taken on day 1 of study. A "pass" means that devices were within tolerance levels (per ANSI S3.22-2014) of baseline measures. A "fail" means that devices were not within tolerance levels of one or more baseline measures (i.e. output, gain, frequency range, total harmonic distortion, or equivalent input noise level).

Time frame:
Day 45 of study
Reported as:
Count of units · hearing aid devices
Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 45
hearing aid devicesHearing Aid
Number of devices that PASS manufacturer specifications specifications38
Number of devices that FAIL manufacturer specifications0
PrimaryElectroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 90

Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Test box electroacoustic measurements of hearing aid done at user gain settings after daily use for extended period of time. Results will be compared to baseline electroacoustic measures taken on day 1 of study. A "pass" means that devices were within tolerance levels (per ANSI S3.22-2014) of baseline measures. A "fail" means that devices were not within tolerance levels of one or more baseline measures (i.e. output, gain, frequency range, total harmonic distortion, or equivalent input noise level).

Time frame:
Day 90 of study
Reported as:
Count of units · hearing aid devices
Electroacoustic Evaluation of Hearing Aids in Accordance With Manufacturer Specifications, Day 90
hearing aid devicesHearing Aid
Number of devices that PASS manufacturer specifications35
Number of devices that FAIL manufacturer specifications2

Adverse events

Collected over 90 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Hearing Aid0/19 (0%)0/19 (0%)1/19 (5.3%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventHearing Aid
ComplicationEar and labyrinth disorders1/19

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Hearing Aid
Mean70 (28 to 86)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Hearing Aid
Female9
Male10
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Hearing Aid
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Hearing Aid
United States19
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Study locations

1 site
  • Sonova
    Aurora, Illinois 60504, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Mar 1, 2023

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 17, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04995666
Lead sponsor
Sonova AG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 9, 2021
Start date
Jun 8, 2021
Primary completion
Sep 13, 2021
Completion
Oct 31, 2021
Results posted
May 17, 2023
Last update
May 17, 2023

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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