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Early Identification of Age-related Hearing Impairment

NCT06418321 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2025-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The need for future hearing rehabilitation is enormous. World Health Organization (WHO 2021) has estimated that by 2050, 2.5 billion people will have some degree of hearing loss, and 1/4 of them will require hearing rehabilitation. Currently, healthcare systems and processes are already overwhelmed and not adequately equipped to screen and diagnose this rapidly growing population suffering from hearing impairment. This study aims to investigate if the diagnostics of age-related hearing loss can be accelerated by involving patients in the hearing assessment process.

Conditions

  • Hearing Loss, Age-Related

Interventions

DEVICE

Investigational device

The participants' hearing status will be evaluated using the investigational device.

OTHER

Audiometer

Participants' hearing thresholds are tested with an audiogram.

DEVICE

Otomicroscopy

The status of the participants' ear canals and tympanic membranes are checked.

OTHER

REM (Real Ear Measurements)

The acoustic properties of the participants' ears will be measured during the interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Business Finland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aalto University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jouni Partanen, Prof. · Aalto University

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-04
Primary Completion
2025-02-12
Completion
2025-02-12

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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