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Not yet recruitingNCT07763873SUNRISE-MUUpdated Aug 13, 2026

A Study Examining Acceptability of Auditory Implant Fitting Software Technologies

An interventional study of Investigational Software in Hearing Impairment, sponsored by Cochlear. Not yet recruiting at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-13.

Sponsored by Cochlear · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 47 studies in Hearing Loss by Cochlear — 5 open to participants now, 12 under way, none of them phase 3. Hearing Loss · Cochlear.

Planned enrollment
Largest of 40
200 · median 31
Started
2026
with 4 others
No phase
40 of 47
4 open now
Primary completion
2030-06
later than 11 of 11 live
Registered
47th of 47
by date

Among the 47 studies in Hearing Loss by Cochlear, this one has the largest planned enrollment of the 40 interventional ones, is one of 5 that started in 2026, is one of 40 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 11 of the 11 other live ones, and was the 47th registered.

By phase

47 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phasethis study40 · 4 open
Observational6 · 1 open
Other kind1 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2010; this study’s year is marked. 5 started in 2026.

Size and results

Median enrollment 31 across the 40 interventional studies, 153 across the 7 observational. Of the 34 that completed or were terminated, 24 (71%) have results posted.

Watch this landscapeDownload CSVWith an account: a weekly mail of what changed among 47 studies in Hearing Loss by Cochlear, or all of them as a file.
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Study summary

Auditory implant fitting software is used by hearing healthcare professionals to adjust and optimize hearing implant systems for people with hearing loss. While these software tools are carefully tested before they are released, some challenges may only become apparent when they are used in everyday clinical practice. This research study will assess how well different fitting software technologies work in real-world clinical settings. Information will be collected to better understand how clinicians use the software, identify any usability issues, and find ways to improve the user experience and software design.

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Conditions studied

  • Hearing Impairment

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Keywords

  • hearing implant
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Recipient-Participant

  1. Implanted with an auditory implant in one or both ears.
  2. Aged 18 years or older.
  3. Willing and able to provide written .

Inclusion Criteria: Clinician-Participant

  1. Tertiary qualification in a hearing healthcare discipline recognised for auditory implant or hearing aid fitting
  2. At least 2 months' experience working with people with hearing impairment.
  3. Willingness to participate in and to comply with all requirements of the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria: Recipient-Participant

  1. Additional disabilities that would prevent participation in evaluations.
  2. Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the Investigator.
  3. Investigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or their immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or sibling.
  4. Cochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organizations or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation.
  5. Current participation, or participation in another interventional clinical study/trial in the past 30 days, involving an drug or device (unless Cochlear sponsored and determined by Investigator or Sponsor to not impact this investigation).

Exclusion Criteria: Clinician-Participant

1) Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the Investigator.

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Informed consent

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Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Investigational Fitting Software and App (Sub A)

    Investigational Fitting Software and App to be used with a commercially approved sound processor

    Device: Investigational Software

Interventions

  • DeviceInvestigational Software

    Next Generation Fitting software and Nucleus Smart App

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate clinician task-completion ratings during clinical use of the investigational device under actual-use conditions.

    Proportion of task-completion ratings measured on a 5-point ordinal rating scale. The scale is as follows: 1 Unable to complete, 2 Completed after using help, 3 Completed after trying an incorrect option, 4 Completed after some exploration, 5 Completed at first attempt

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Denver Research and Technology Lab
    Lone Tree, Colorado 80124, United States
    • Baliey Harmon · Principal investigator
  • Cochlear Limited
    Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
    • Wei Hong · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 13, 2026, 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
NCT07763873
Lead sponsor
Cochlear
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 13, 2026
Start date
Oct 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 13, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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