Hearing Loss Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• You are 18 years old or older
• You are covered by a social security/health insurance system
• You have moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears that developed after you learned to speak, and you have been wearing hearing aids for more than 6 months
• You wear your hearing aids for at least 8 hours a day on average over the past month
• You can understand speech well in quiet environments (a specific hearing test score is used to measure this — confirm with trial site)
• You find it difficult to hear in noisy environments, rating your difficulty more than 6 out of 10
• You have at least an intermediate level of understanding of the French language (roughly able to understand everyday conversations)
• You are willing to attend speech therapy sessions twice a week as part of the trial

Who may not be able to join:

• You have already received speech therapy as part of your hearing loss treatment
• You have been diagnosed with a brain-related degenerative disease, or have a history of brain injury such as a stroke, head injury, brain tumour, or meningitis
• You have uncorrected vision problems that affect your ability to lip-read, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, or a cataract that has not been operated on
• You have severe ringing or noise in your ears (tinnitus), based on a specific questionnaire score (confirm with trial site)
• You have significant difficulties with memory or thinking, based on specific cognitive assessment scores (confirm with trial site)

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