Audio-visual integration in normal and elderly hearing impaired listeners using ventriloquism illusio

Completed

• Conditions: deafness; 10019243; hearing-impairment

• Registration Number: NL-OMON37860
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Hearing impaired participants must have a average hearingloss below 40 dB over frequencies 1, 2 and 4kHz (PTA) for a period of 2 years or longer and must be older than 60.
Normal hearing participants must have a PTA of 20 dB of better.

Exclusion Criteria

Participents will be excluded when:
- Unable to complete test participant screening (see protocol 3.4, page 12)
- Unable to complete the experiment
- Unable to find 95% of the catch cases (see protocol 5.2, page 15)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Investigate differences of audio-visual integration between participant groups.<br /><br>Investigate effect of different stimuli on the ventriloquism effect.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Investigating how size of the visual stimulus contributes to the ventriloquism<br /><br>effect.<br /><br>Investigate the distribution in audio/visual integration skill of individuals. </p><br>