Hearing Loss Trial, Recruiting NCT03511807 Sponsor: University of California, Irvine Condition: Hearing Loss
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Hearing Loss Trial, Recruiting

NCT03511807
Recruiting Not Applicable

Who may be able to join

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Who might be able to join this trial:

  • You are 18 years old or older
  • You are any gender (male or female)
  • You have had ringing or noise in your ears (tinnitus) for 6 months or longer
  • You can understand and speak English well enough to describe sensations and fill out surveys
  • If the trial involves using a cochlear implant (a device implanted in the ear), you must already have one before joining this part of the study (this does not apply if you are in the sound-based treatment group)

Who may not be able to join:

  • You are under 18 years old
  • You currently use illegal drugs or are dependent on alcohol
  • Your tinnitus has a cause that can be treated (confirm with trial site)
  • You have a history of psychosis (a serious mental health condition affecting how you perceive reality)
  • You have physical problems with your ear canal or eardrum
  • You have a long-term disease affecting your middle ear
  • You are taking certain pain-relief medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen that are known to cause tinnitus, and you are unable to stop taking them
  • You are currently pregnant or breastfeeding

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.
Last synced 13 July 2026
This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
1 January 2017
Est. completion
1 November 2032

Where this trial is recruiting

🇺🇸 United States

Primary endpoints

Audiogram; Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE); Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI); Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey Quality of life metrics.

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 13 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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