An interventional study of Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities in Hearing Loss, Dizziness and Vertigo, sponsored by Stanford University. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 55 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-27.
Sponsored by Stanford University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed at reducing the risk of falling, as well as to improve speech intelligibility in quiet and in background noise, track physical activity, and social engagement. The investigators hope is that the knowledge that is generated through this study will ultimately translate to the clinical setting and will help reduce the likelihood that individuals experience a fall, and improve the quality of hearing in individuals who wear hearing aids.
796 studies on the registry are indexed under Hearing Loss; 193 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 350 is above the median of 44 across 561 interventional studies indexed under Hearing Loss.
Browse Hearing Loss studies →Stanford University is the lead sponsor of 2,168 studies on the registry; 431 are open to participants now.
Of its 267 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 207 (78%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will wear study hearing aids that are equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence. This will help track their movement and signal if the participant falls or is at fall risk.
Device: Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
Participants will wear study hearing aids that are equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence. This will help track their movement and signal if the participant falls or is at fall risk.
Device: Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
Participants will wear hearing aids that will assess their movement, and fall risk.
Fall risk assessment using CDC's STEADI protocol
Participants will undergo the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths \& Injuries) fall risk assessment with the hearing aids on. The scoring for these tests will be done by the tester, 2 independent raters, and the hearing aids. A comparison of the fall risk assessments by the testers and the hearing aids is the primary outcome measure. This outcome is assessed in Fall Risk Assessment participants only.
Time frame: approximately 15 minutes to assess
Timed Up and Go Test
Duration of time to stand, walk to a line on the floor (3 meters/10 feet away), turn around, return to chair and sit. Participants wear their regular footwear and can use a walking aid if needed. This outcome is assessed in Fall Risk Assessment participants only.
Time frame: approximately 15 minutes to assess
30-Second Chair Stand Test
Number of times participants can stand without using their arms during the test. Participants wear their regular footwear and can use a walking aid if needed. This outcome is assessed in Fall Risk Assessment participants only.
Time frame: approximately 15 minutes to assess
4-Stage Balance Test
Participants who are able to keep their balance for 10 second in each of four positions (feet together, feet staggered, feet in tandem, and single foot stand). They can hold their arms out, or move their body to help keep your balance, but not move their feet. This outcome is assessed in Fall Risk Assessment participants only.
Time frame: approximately 15 minutes to assess
Consonant-Nucleus-Consonant (CNC)
The number and percentage of words and phonemes accurately repeated are measured in aided (using hearing aids) and unaided conditions. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 10-15 minutes.
Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN)
The number and percentage of words and phonemes accurately repeated are measured in ambient noise conditions in aided and unaided conditions. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 10-15 minutes.
Words-in-Noise (WIN)
The number and percentage of words and phonemes accurately repeated are measured in muli-talker babble noise conditions in aided and unaided conditions. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 10-15 minutes.
Nonsense Syllable Test (NST)
The number and percentage of words and phonemes accurately repeated are measured in continuous noise conditions in aided and unaided conditions. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 10-15 minutes.
Fall screening questionnaire using CDC's STEADI protocol
Participants are screened using the CDC's "Three Key Questions" which are part of the STEADI Protocol.
Time frame: Approximately 2 minutes.
Listening Effort Questionnaire Scale Score
Listening effort scale score measures the participant's perceived listening effort. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 5 minutes.
Auditory Lifestyle and Demand Scale Score
Auditory Lifestyle and Demand scale score measures perceived demands of hearing on lifestyle. This outcome is measured in Speech Intelligibility participants only.
Time frame: Approximately 5 minutes.
User Experience Questionnaire
Participants rate their experience with the hearing aid regarding the following aspects: perceived difficulty communicating and listening effort in different environments.
Time frame: Approximately 2 minutes.
Demographic and Health Questionnaires
Data is gathered on age, sex, education level, hand-laterality, professional background, exercise habits, race, ethnicity, marital status, health literacy scores, medical conditions, and medications.
Time frame: Approximately 15 minutes.
Orthostatic Blood Pressure
Blood pressure measurements in laying down, sitting, and standing positions.
Time frame: Approximately 15 minutes.
Pure-Tone Audiometry
Hearing thresholds are measured from 250Hz through 8kHz in both ears, air and bone conduction.
Time frame: Approximately 15 minutes.
Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Questionnaire
Participants rate their confidence level in various balance situations.
Time frame: Approximately 10 minutes.
Speech, Spatial Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ)
Participants rate their difficulty level with understanding speech in various hearing situations.
Time frame: Approximately 10 minutes.
Hearing Aid Data
Data is gathered from the participants' hearing aids on wear-time, streaming time, time spent in various sound classes and software updates. Data is also collected on the participants' required receiver length and coupling, as well as any specific fitting requirements they may have.
Time frame: Approximately 5 minutes.
Plan to share: No
From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Eligibility is decided by the study team. Share this record with your doctor or contact the team directly.
No contact was published for this record. The registry link below has the sponsor’s details.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.