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fNIRS, Listening Effort, and Motivation

NCT05893992 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2025-08-17

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Summary

The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss. Participants will be instructed to listen to sentences in noise at a challenging signal-to-noise-ratio, and to repeat the word that they heard and rate how much subjective listening effort was required in order to make out the words. fNIRS will be measured throughout. Participants will complete the task using a hearing aid program intended for listening in quiet, and a hearing aid program with new advanced noise management features.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Hearing aids with noise management features for listening in noise

Device for hearing loss compensation with digital noise management features

DEVICE

Hearing aid for listening in quiet environments

Device for hearing loss compensation for listening in quiet environments

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Toronto Metropolitan University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sonova AG

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jinyu Qian, PhD · Sonova AG

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-23
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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