Evaluation and Optimization of Hearing Devices in 3-D Complex Audio Environments

A methodical evaluation of novel sound changing principles in CE-labelled Sonova brand hearing instruments (e.g. Phonak hearing instruments) is intended to be conducted on hearing impaired participants. These sound changing principles are enabled by respective hearing instrument technologies and hearing instrument algorithms. The aim of the study is to investigate and assess strengths and weaknesses of these novel sound changing principles in terms of hearing performance to determine their application in hearing instruments (Phase of development). Both, objective laboratory measurements as well as subjective evaluations in real life environment will be carried out. This will be a controlled, single blinded and randomised active comparator clinical evaluation which will be conducted mono centric at the University Hospital of Zürich.

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Key information

Conditions

Ability, Spatial Behavior Spatial Behavior Spatial Navigation

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adult normal hearing persons (minimum age: 18 years)
Healthy outer ear (without previous surgical procedures)
Ability to fill in a questionnaire conscientiously
Informed Consent as documented by signature

Exclusion criteria

Contraindications to the MD in this study, e.g. known hypersensitivity or allergy to the investigational product
Limited mobility and not in the position to attend weekly appointments
Limited ability to describe listening impressions/experiences and the use of the hearing aid
Inability to produce a reliable hearing test result
Massively limited dexterity
Known psychological problems
Known central hearing disorders

Treatment and study plan

several virtual 3-D complex audio environments

Procedure

The focus is a comparison of four virtual 3-D complex audio environments with regard to the sensitivity of hearing aid algorithms.

Primary outcomes

Head movements measured with head tracker

Time frame: 6 weeks

The participant starts the acoustic stimulus, tries to identify the direction of the stimulus as precise as possible and validates the final position. This is interpreted as reaction time with regard to spatial quality in seconds [s].

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sonova AG

Industry

Collaborators

Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: May 2, 2018
Registry last updated: Dec 6, 2018

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