Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00261768
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. adult onset sensorineural hearing loss
2. English as the first language
3. bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss
4. Patient is a candidate for directional microphone technology.
5. average audiometric thresholds for 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz no better than 25-dB HL in either ear.
6. no history of hearing aid use in the past 10 years
7. appropriate cognitive skills to participate in the study as determined by a passing score on the Mini Mental Scale.
8. Patient has a local telephone and address.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. evidence of outer ear, middle ear, or retrocochlear pathology
2. any threshold from 500 to 2000 Hz exceeds 70-dB HL
3. known neurological or psychiatric disorders as determined by chart review
4. known comorbid diseases that would prevent completion of the study as determined by chart review
5. visual impairment that would interfere with reading the questionnaires
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
85 Years
Study:
NCT00261768
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00261768