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Effects of Remote Microphone Hearing Aids on Children With Auditory Processing Disorder

NCT02353091 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2020-05-05

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Summary

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a disorder where the functions of the ear are normal, but the person has difficulty identifying or discriminating sounds and experiences listening difficulties in noise. Remote Microphone Hearing Aids (RMHAs) are wireless listening devices that pick up the speaker's voice and transmit it to a receiver in the listener's ear. In this way, the negative effects of ambient noise, distance from speaker and reverberation are reduced.

The research questions are whether RMHAs improve classroom listening, listening in noise performance, listening in spatialised noise and auditory attention, in children with APD. We hypothesize that RMHA use will lead to improved classroom listening and improved speech-in-noise skills after 6 months of RMHA use. Additionally, we hypothesise that listening in spatialised noise and attention skills will remain unchanged following the intervention period.

Twenty-six (26) children aged 7-12 with a diagnosis of an APD from the Great Ormond Street Hospital Audiology clinic were included in the study.

Conditions

  • Auditory Processing Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Remote Microphone Hearing Aids

The ear receivers connect wirelessly with the microphone being worn by the teacher within a range of 25m.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • GN Resound

    collaborator OTHER

  • University College, London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Doris-Eva Bamiou, MD MSc PhD · UCL Ear Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

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