Hearing Loss Trial, Recruiting NCT05847426 Sponsor: The Bionics Institute of Australia Condition: Hearing Loss
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Hearing Loss Trial, Recruiting

NCT05847426
Recruiting Not Applicable 🇦🇺 Australian site

Who may be able to join

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Who might be able to join this trial:

For audiologists:

  • You are a qualified audiologist who meets the requirements for membership of Audiology Australia.
  • You have at least 1 year of experience working with children in hearing diagnosis, hearing aids, or cochlear implant services in Australia.
  • You are willing to sign and date a consent form to take part.

For infants:

  • The infant is between 1 and 24 months old at the time of the brain activity scan (fNIRS test).
  • The infant has been diagnosed with permanent hearing loss in one or both ears.
  • A parent or legal guardian is able to understand and sign the consent form on the infant's behalf.

Who may not be able to join:

For audiologists:

  • An audiologist cannot review or give input on results for an infant who is already their own patient.

For infants:

  • Any infant who does not meet all of the inclusion criteria listed above would not be eligible.

Additional notes:

  • This trial involves two separate groups of participants: audiologists and infants.
  • Infants only take part in one brain activity scan (called an fNIRS test) and are not involved in any further steps of the study.

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 28 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.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Professor Colette McKay, The Bionics Institute of Australia

Phone: +61 3 9667 7541

Australian sites

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria
+61399298624
Bionics Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria
+61 3 9667 7541
Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria
+61342150873
Hearing Australia, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
+61383259000
The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria
+61393455675

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
The Bionics Institute of Australia
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
2 May 2023
Est. completion
28 April 2028

Where this trial is recruiting

🇦🇺 Australia

5 site(s) in Australia. Confirm current status and contact details directly with the trial site.

Primary endpoints

Change in confidence of audiological clinical management decisions when fNIRS hearing test results are included with standard audiological information compared to when using standard information alone

Can't join this trial?

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.

TGA Special Access Scheme information

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 28 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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