RECRUITING

Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate several approaches for improving spatial perception and speech intelligibility in multitalker listening situations for hearing-aid users. The hypotheses are that spatial perception and speech intelligibility will be improved by (1) increased high-frequency audibility, (2) speech envelope enhancement, and/or (3) appropriate sound image externalization.

Official Title

Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-03-09
Study Completion:2026-11-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05260307

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * 18 to 35 years of age
  2. * Audiometric thresholds that do not exceed 20 dB HL at any frequency from 250 to 8000 Hz
  3. * Able to provide informed consent and understand experimental instructions
  4. * Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Virginia A Best, PhD
CONTACT
(617) 353-2622
ginbest@bu.edu
Christine Mason
CONTACT
cmason@bu.edu
cmason@bu.edu

Principal Investigator

Virginia A Best, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Boston University

Study Locations (Sites)

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus

  • Virginia A Best, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-03-09
Study Completion Date2026-11-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-03-09
Study Completion Date2026-11-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Hearing Aids
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Spatial Hearing
  • Cocktail Party
  • Audibility
  • Sound Image Externalization
  • Speech Envelope

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hearing Loss