Plain-English translation of NCT07765186 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
Researchers want to understand how your brain uses spatial sound cues—like whether a sound comes from the left or right—to help you focus on one voice or sound in a noisy environment. This study will compare how brains work in people with normal hearing and people who use bilateral cochlear implants. By measuring brain activity while you listen to sounds, scientists hope to learn how location information helps your attention system work better.
Many people with hearing loss, including those with cochlear implants, struggle to follow conversations in noisy settings. Understanding how the brain uses spatial sound cues could help improve how hearing devices work and make listening easier in real-world situations.
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You will visit the laboratory and listen to different sounds while wearing headphones. Researchers will measure your brain activity using sensors placed on your head, eye tracking, and possibly an MRI brain scan (for people with normal hearing only). You'll perform simple listening tasks where you focus on specific sounds or remember what you heard. The whole process takes several hours across one or more visits.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Aug 16, 2026 · Not medical advice
United States
Sponsor
University of South Florida
Collaborators
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Carnegie Mellon University
Enrollment target
~80 participants
Started
October 2025
Primary completion
April 2030
Age range
18 Years – 90 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in August 2026.
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Central contact
Christopher A Brown, PhD
University of South Florida
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