Evaluation of Software for Self-Fitting of Hearing Aids by People With Hearing Loss

Sonova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hearing Loss

Treatments: Device: Experimental phone app used for self-fitting of hearing aids

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry; Other

Identifiers

NCT05280808

SRF-385

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a prototype app for the self-fitting of hearing aids.

Full description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, clients giving written informed consent will be enrolled as participants. Each participant will use the app to self-fit and fine-tune the study aids over 30 days. Outcome measures include speech perception tests, questionnaires and the need for support with using the app. Own-aid performance is the reference, while unaided performance is the baseline.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Online client
• Daily aid use
• Bilateral aid use
• Uses P70-R or P90-R aids (same model both ears)
• Does not use earmolds
• Uses same soft tip on both aids
• Owns iPhone7/iOS12 or later
• Willing to install prototype app on own phone and use it in study
• Willing to participate in study for 30 days

Exclusion criteria

• Dexterity or cognitive issues that would be problematic for using the app in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental phone app

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental phone app for self-fitting of hearing aids

Treatment:

Device: Experimental phone app used for self-fitting of hearing aids