Clinical Trial on Alzheimer Disease, Presbycusis and Hearing Aids
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
 - PresbycusisAlzheimer Disease
 
- Registration Number
 - NCT00488007
 
- Lead Sponsor
 - Hospices Civils de Lyon
 
- Brief Summary
 This is a 12-months' randomized clinical trial that aims at studying the benefit of bilateral hearing aids in hearing impaired patients suffering from a slight to moderate stage Alzheimer disease.
The benefit of this intervention will be studied in the cognitive, behavioural, quality of life and economic fields.
2groups are involved in this trial: Intervention group: 12 months' treatment with active hearing aids, fitted hearing impairment Control group: 6 months' treatment with placebo hearing aids, followed with 6 months' active hearing aids, fitted hearing impairment
- Detailed Description
 Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
 - COMPLETED
 
- Sex
 - All
 
- Target Recruitment
 - 51
 
Inclusion Criteria
- > 65 year-old
 - Medical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease
 - 15 ≤ MMSE ≤ 25
 - No hearing aids in the last 2 years
 - Motivated caregiver living with the patient
 - Sensorineural hearing loss
 
Exclusion Criteria
- Beginning of an anticholinesterasic treatment in the last 6 months
 - Change in the anticholinesterasic treatment in the last 2 months
 
Study & Design
- Study Type
 - INTERVENTIONAL
 
- Study Design
 - PARALLEL
 
- Primary Outcome Measures
 Name Time Method Cognitive benefit evaluated thanks to the ADAS-Cog scale Times of measurements: 0, 6th and 12th month 
- Secondary Outcome Measures
 Name Time Method Quality of life scales: Zarit scale and ADRQL Zarit scale(every 2 months during the study time), ADRQL (0, 6th and 12th month) Cognitive scales: MMSE, Grober and Buschke, Digit symbol test 0, 6th and 12th month Behavioural scales: IADL, NPI 1st week, 3rd 6th 9th and 12th month Consumption questionnaire monthly 
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
 Xavier PERROT
🇫🇷Lyon, France
Xavier PERROT🇫🇷Lyon, France
