Feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of hearing aids on cognitive decline in elderly individuals: Cognition and Isolation in Deafness

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cognitive decline; hearing; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON53912
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

- 65 years of age or older at the time of consent
- >35-<50 dB PTA hearing loss (0.5-4 kHz) uni- or bilateral, as assessed in a
recent (less than 6 months old) hearing examination
- Not using a hearing aid at time of assessment
- No foreseen surgical interventions to restore hearing planned during the time
of the study follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they have severe cognitive impairment before
the start of the study or if they don*t speak the Dutch language.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Assess the willingness of *naïve* individuals to be randomized in a study<br /><br>concerning cognition</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Assess the feasibility of the test battery for cognitive tests, at baseline<br /><br>and six months<br /><br>• Assess the therapy compliance of hearing aid use for individuals willing to<br /><br>be randomized in an RCT</p><br>