Clinical trials
Cochlear Implant clinical trials
Below are recruiting cochlear implant clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 78 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT05435612Recruiting
Rehab after cochlear implant for one-sided hearing loss
This trial studies how well hearing rehabilitation works after getting a cochlear implant in people with one-sided (single-sided) deafness. It may help your care team understand what rehab results to expect and how to support hearing progress.
Beijing, Beijing MunicipalityAges 12 years+ - NCT05917496Recruiting
Support study for families after early cochlear implants
This study looks at how parent support helps children who get cochlear implants very early, and how well their language develops. You may be able to join if your child meets the timing and hearing/implant requirements and you speak French at home.
ParisAges 11 months–1.8 years - NCT07035873Recruiting
Remote check-ups for teens with cochlear implants
This trial tests if teens with Advanced Bionics cochlear implants can do programming and hearing tests from home instead of going to the clinic. It could make follow-up care easier and more convenient.
Columbus, OhioAges 13–20 - NCT06664710Recruiting
Robot-assisted cochlear implant surgery with hearing monitoring
This study tests a new robotic system that helps place a cochlear implant while measuring your inner ear's natural electrical signals during surgery. The goal is to make the procedure more precise and possibly improve hearing outcomes.
Iowa City, IowaAges 12 years+ - NCT07564388Enrolling by invitation
Predicting How Well Cochlear Implants Will Work for You
This research study tests whether certain thinking and hearing skills can predict how much benefit you'll get from a cochlear implant (a device that helps deaf or hard-of-hearing people hear). If you qualify, you'll take some tests that measure how your brain processes sound and language.
Chicago, IllinoisAges Up to 18 years - NCT07039435Recruiting
Perceptual adaptation after cochlear implant
This study looks at how people adapt to hearing with a cochlear implant. It's for adults who are getting one implant in one ear while the other ear has normal or near-normal hearing.
New York, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT07765186Recruiting
How sound and attention affect hearing with cochlear implants
This study tests how people focus on sounds in noisy situations, comparing those with normal hearing and those with cochlear implants. It aims to better understand how the brain processes sound, which could improve hearing technology.
Tampa, FloridaAges 18–90 - NCT05923203Recruiting
Testing combined hearing with cochlear implant and hearing aid
This trial studies a “combined” hearing approach that uses a cochlear implant plus low-frequency sound from a hearing aid. It may help people with different hearing profiles (including cochlear-implant users) hear more naturally by testing how well this combined setup works.
Edmond, OklahomaAges 5 years+ - NCT06305039Enrolling by invitation
Better hearing with two cochlear implants
This study tests how well people with two cochlear implants (or one cochlear implant and one hearing ear) can hear in complex, noisy settings. It aims to improve how these devices help in everyday listening situations.
Bethesda, MarylandAges 18–85 - NCT06607146Recruiting
Computer training to improve hearing after cochlear implant
This study tests whether practicing listening exercises on a computer can help adults who just got a cochlear implant understand speech better and feel more satisfied with their hearing. If you are getting a cochlear implant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, you might be able to join.
Rochester, MinnesotaAges 18 years+ - NCT07417956Recruiting
Measuring reflex in cochlear implant for kids
This study tests a new way to program cochlear implants in children by measuring a tiny muscle reflex in the ear. This could help doctors set the sound levels more accurately without needing the child to respond.
Paris, Île-de-France RegionAges birth–7 years - NCT07279441Recruiting
Cochlear Implants and Listening Effort Study
This study looks at how much mental effort it takes for people with normal hearing or a cochlear implant to listen in different situations. Researchers want to learn how hearing and thinking work together, which could help improve cochlear implant technology.
Waltham, MassachusettsAges 18–80 - NCT06723262Recruiting
Testing a new sound tuning for cochlear implant users
This trial studies a new way to adjust a cochlear implant's sound settings based on how the ear naturally processes pitches. It may help improve speech understanding over 6 months compared to standard settings.
LimogesAges 18 years+ - NCT06860152Recruiting
Improving speech understanding in noise with cochlear implants
This study tests how well people with cochlear implants can understand speech in noisy situations, compared to those with normal hearing. It involves a special imaging scan to see how the brain processes sound, which may help improve future implant technology.
Iowa City, IowaAges 18–99 - NCT06930170Recruiting
Cochlear implant for children with hearing loss in one ear
This trial tests whether a cochlear implant helps children aged 4 to 6 years who have hearing loss in only one ear (or one ear with severe loss and the other with mild loss) improve their hearing and communication. The device is surgically placed in the ear with worse hearing.
ParisAges 4–6 - NCT05775367Recruiting
Cochlear implants for young children with one-sided deafness
This study checks whether cochlear implants help young children (ages about 7 months to under 3 years) who have very severe hearing loss in one ear. It also compares them with similar children who do not get implants, to understand what outcomes to expect.
Durham, North CarolinaAges 7 months–5.9 years - NCT05486637RecruitingEarly Phase 1
Hearing aid and implant study using voice emotion prompts
This early-phase study checks how well people understand emotions in voices when they have a cochlear implant (or normal hearing). It may help improve communication training and support for patients and families.
Tempe, ArizonaAges 6–80 - NCT05360212Recruiting
Fitting a new cochlear implant sound processor using CT anatomy
This study tests a way to set up (fit) a new cochlear implant sound processor using CT scan anatomy. It may help people hear better by tailoring how electrodes are mapped to their inner ear shape.
Madrid, MadridAges 18 years+ - NCT06340633RecruitingPhase 2
Testing SPI-1005 with cochlear implant surgery
This trial tests an oral medication, SPI-1005, given to adults receiving a cochlear implant to see if it improves hearing outcomes. It may help people with moderate to profound hearing loss who are scheduled for implant surgery.
Iowa City, IowaAges 18 years+ - NCT05554692Enrolling by invitation
Study how aging and cochlear implants affect speech timing
This study looks at how the brain processes the timing of sounds and speech in people with cochlear implants and in people with typical hearing. It may help researchers understand what changes with age and how implant hearing works in the real world.
College Park, MarylandAges 18–85 - NCT06100393Recruiting
New sound processing for better hearing in cochlear implant users
This trial tests new sound-processing software in cochlear implants to help users hear speech better in noisy places. It may help adult implant users who struggle with conversations in background noise.
Melbourne, VictoriaAges 18 years+ - NCT06936449Recruiting
Long-term follow-up of a cochlear implant that releases medicine
This study is checking how well a cochlear implant that slowly releases a medicine (dexamethasone) to reduce swelling works over a long time. It is for people who already took part in the main study for this implant.
Englewood, ColoradoAges 18 years+ - NCT06805175Recruiting
Balance implant study for adults with dizziness
This study tests a new device that may help restore balance for people with long-term dizziness from inner ear problems. The implant is placed surgically to stimulate the balance nerve.
Antwerp, WilrijkAges 18 years+ - NCT03882229Recruiting
MED-EL hearing implant registry study
This study collects real-world information from people who have, or will have, a MED-EL cochlear implant. The goal is to build a registry so researchers and the company can better understand outcomes over time.
CairoAges Any age
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for cochlear implant?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 78 recruiting cochlear implant studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a cochlear implant trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a cochlear implant trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.