RECRUITING

Use of Airpod Pros as Assistive Technology

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this study is to investigate the suitability and effectiveness of the AirPod Pro 2nd generation (AP2) as hearing assistive technology for individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing loss when listening in noisy environments. Researchers will compare four types of assistive technology: hearing aids (HAs), AP2, dedicated wireless remote microphones, and Smartphone wireless remote microphone. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Which assistive technology provides the greatest benefit for speech recognition in noisy environments? * How do these devices impact listening effort, as measured by reaction time in a dual-task activity and changes in pupil size? * What are participants' preferences for each device based on how easy it is to understand speech and their overall satisfaction? Participants will visit the lab for a single 3-hour session. They will listen to sentences using each device and repeat what they hear. During this task, their reaction times for the secondary task and changes in pupil size will be measured.

Official Title

Use of Airpod Pros as Assistive Technology

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-06
Study Completion:2025-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06840015

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 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Adults aged 18 to 60 years.
  2. * Native English speakers.
  3. * Mild-to-moderate hearing loss confirmed by a pure-tone hearing test (average hearing threshold screening 25 to 55 dB HL across octave frequencies from 250 to 8000 Hz).
  4. * Individuals with no prior hearing aid experience.
  1. * Normal hearing.
  2. * Hearing loss worse than moderate.
  3. * Neurological, psychiatric, or ophthalmological conditions that might alter the pupil response.
  4. * Non-native English speakers.
  5. * Individuals with prior hearing aid experience.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D.
CONTACT
972-883-3108
thib@utdallas.edu
Seeon Kim, Ph.D.
CONTACT
4806164403
Seeon.Kim@utdallas.edu

Principal Investigator

Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D.
STUDY_DIRECTOR
The University of Texas at Dallas
Seeon Kim, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Callier Center for Communication Disorders

Study Locations (Sites)

Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Richardson, Texas, 75080
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The University of Texas at Dallas

  • Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D., STUDY_DIRECTOR, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Seeon Kim, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Callier Center for Communication Disorders

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-06
Study Completion Date2025-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-06
Study Completion Date2025-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • AirPod Pro 2nd generation (AP2)
  • Hearing Aids
  • Hearing Loss

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset
  • Hearing Aids