Benefits of Bimodal Streaming With MED-EL Cochlear Implants and Starkey Hearing Aids
Completed · Not applicable · NCT07028619
Conditions: Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Cochlear Implant Recipients, Asymmetric Hearing Loss
At a glance
- Research payments reported, 2025
- $27,369
- U.S. investigators named
- 2
- Sites paid
- 2
- Planned or actual enrollment
- 10
About the trial
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
- Tested
- Bimodal Streaming Configuration (device)
- Dates
- Started 2025-06-26; completion 2025-09-18
- Results posted
- Yes
This study will evaluate sound quality and user satisfaction with Bluetooth streaming using a new bimodal streaming option for individuals who use a MED-EL cochlear implant and Starkey hearing aid.
From ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-04. Full record, eligibility and contacts (opens in a new tab)
Industry funding
Med-el Corporation reported $27,369 in research payments for this study in 2025 (3 payments).
Products named: Mi1250 Synchrony 2 Flexsoft
Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. investigators named on this study
- James V. Crawford, MD ENT (Otolaryngology) · Meridian, ID
- Jacob B. Hunter, M.D. ENT (Otolaryngology) · Philadelphia, PA
Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.
Sites paid to run it
- Thomas Jefferson University $21,979
- Idaho Ear Clinic $5,390
Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.