- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03131557
Quality Control of CE-Certified Phonak Hearing Aids - 2017_13
August 14, 2017 updated by: Sonova AG
A methodical evaluation of new CE-labelled Phonak Hearing Systems is intended to be conducted on hard of participants with a hearing loss to grant quality control prior to product launch.
The aim of the investigation series is to ensure usability, zero-defect overall performance of the new hearing systems as well as maximum benefit for the participant with the devices in comparison to previously outstanding Phonak Hearing Systems.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Phonak Hearing Systems pass through different development and study stages.
At an early stage, feasibility studies are conducted to investigate new algorithms, features and functions in an isolated manner.
If the benefit is proven, their performance is then investigated regarding interdependency between all available algorithms, features and functions running in parallel in a hearing aid (pivotal/pre-validation studies) and, as a result, they get optimized.
Afterwards, and prior to product launch, the Phonak Hearing Systems undergo a final quality control in terms of clinical trials in the way as planned for this study ("phase of final inspection").
This will be a controlled, single blinded and randomised active comparator clinical evaluation which will be conducted mono centric at Sonova AG Headquarters based in Stäfa (Switzerland).
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
20
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Zürich
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Stafa, Zürich, Switzerland, 8712
- Sonova AG
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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.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult hearing impaired persons (minimum age: 18 years) with and without (experience with) hearing aids
- Good written and spoken (Swiss) German language skills
- Healthy outer ear
- Ability to fill in a questionnaire (p/eCRF) conscientiously
- Informed Consent as documented by signature
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications to the MD in this study, e.g. known hypersensitivity or allergy to the investigational product
- Limited mobility and not in the position to attend weekly appointments in Stäfa (Switzerland)
- Limited ability to describe listening impressions/experiences and the use of the hearing aid
- Inability to produce a reliable hearing test result
- Massively limited dexterity
- Known psychological problems
- Central hearing disorders
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Line extension of the Phonak Audéo B hearing aid
The line extension of the Phonak Audéo B product family will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
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The line extension of the Phonak Audéo B product family will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
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Active Comparator: Phonak Audéo B hearing aid
Phonak Audéo B will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
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Phonak Audéo B will be fitted to the participants individual hearing loss.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Usability (phone calls)
Time Frame: One week
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The data, serving as primary outcomes are collected in a lab appointment.
The participants will be asked to accept, reject and hang up phone calls with the aid of the push button of the hearing aid.
The usability will be subjectively assessed by the participants and additionally by the investigators on given scales.
Descriptive statistics will be executed.
Interference statistics will be executed by applying the appropriate parametric or non-parametric test, depending on the data's distribution.
A significance level of 5% is pursued.
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One week
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Zero-defect performance in daily life
Time Frame: Three weeks
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The data, serving as secondary outcomes are collected in a series of home trials taking place between the lab trial appointments.
The zero-defect performance in daily life (that means: no interruptions, distortions, artefacts, feedback, system noise or other malfunctions) will be assessed with the aid of quantitative questionnaires.
The results are "Yes/No" replies and open-ended.
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Three weeks
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Speech intelligibility in noise as signal to noise ratio in dB (dB SNR)
Time Frame: One week
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The data, serving as secondary outcomes are collected in a series of lab appointments.
The speech intelligibility in noise will be assessed with the aid of the german Oldenburg sentence test.
The result is the signal to noise ratio in dB (dB SNR).
Descriptive statistics will be executed in the form of determining the median and quartiles.
Interference statistics will be executed by applying the appropriate parametric or non-parametric test, depending on the data's distribution.
A significance level of 5% is pursued.
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One week
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Simone Ebbing, B.Sc., Sonova AG
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 Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
June 12, 2017
Primary Completion (Actual)
July 18, 2017
Study Completion (Actual)
July 18, 2017
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 24, 2017
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 24, 2017
First Posted (Actual)
April 27, 2017
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 17, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 14, 2017
Last Verified
August 1, 2017
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Sonova2017_13
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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