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NCT05808543: BEARS
BEARS Training Package to Maximise Hearing Abilities in Older Children and Teenagers With Bilateral Cochlear Implants
NA trial testing Both EARS training package (BEARS) in Hearing Loss, Sensorineural in 272 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 October 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 272 |
| Start date | 27 July 2023 |
| Primary completion | 31 October 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 October 2026 |
| Sites | 13 locations across United Kingdom |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Both EARS training package (BEARS)
- Usual Care
Conditions studied
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural — all drugs for Hearing Loss, Sensorineural →
- Hearing Loss — all drugs for Hearing Loss →
- Deafness — all drugs for Deafness →
- Hearing Impaired Children and Adolescents — all drugs for Hearing Impaired Children and Adolescents →
Sponsor
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Who can join
Adults 8 to 16, any sex, with Hearing Loss, Sensorineural or Hearing Loss. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The goal of the BEARS clinical trial is to determine whether using the directional listening training delivered via the BEARS training package for 3-months alongside usual care compared to only receiving usual care improves speech-in-noise perception, hearing experiences, vocabulary and quality of life and reduces listening effort in young people between 8-16 years old (inclusive) with two cochlear implants. The participants will complete hearing assessments and questionnaires before completing the 3-month intervention. They will be followed up for the next 9-months through online and in-person appointments.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05808543 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Last refreshed: 1 April 2026
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