Dual task gait performance in hearing impaired older adults

Recruiting

Conditions: H91.9
Hearing loss, unspecified

Registration Number: DRKS00024453

Lead Sponsor: TU BerlinFG Biopsychologie und Neuroergonomie

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the non-hearing-impaired participants are: (1) no diagnosis of hearing impairments, (2) acceptable score for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), (3) living independently in the community, (4) age range between 50 and 70 years.

Inclusion criteria for the hearing-impaired participants are: (1) diagnosis of moderate hearing impairments, (2) acceptable score for the SPPB, (3) living independently in the community, (4) age range between 50 and 70 years.
Severity of hearing impairment will be based on the pure tone audiometry results (evaluated by qualified audiologists during the pre screening session on day 1).

Inclusion criteria for participants with prosthesis: (1) leg prosthesis for lower limb including knee
joint (2) acceptable score for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB = 9) when using
a prosthesis, (3) living independently in the community, (4) age range between 20 and 50
years.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are (1) any acute or chronic disease, (2) recurrent falls, (3) impaired vision that is not corrected with glasses, (4) low Short Physical Performance Battery score, (5) indication for impaired cognition (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), (6) risk of falls (QuickScreen Clinical Falls Assessment Tool).

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dual-task costs in hearing impaired, captured on the day of measurement via simultaneous EEG-recording (Brainproducts, LiveAMP) and gait analysis (Microgate, Optogait).

Secondary Outcome Measures