Effort during listening: disentangling the contribution of auditory and cognitive functions to the listening effort during speech comprehension.

Completed

• Conditions: hearingdamage; hearinglos; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON38108
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

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: 410

Inclusion Criteria

able to give informed consent.
Dutch as first language.
Normal or corrected vision.

Exclusion Criteria

Jonger than 18 years, older than 80 years.
Additional bad ailments, to prevent extra stress within this group.
Diabetes, because of the relation between diabetes and pupil dialation.
Cardiovascular disease and use of medication for cardiovascular disease, because of cortisol and alpha amylase measures in saliva.
Smoking (> 6 cigarettes per day)
Dyslexia or other limitations that affect reading
- Hearinglos more than 20 dB. (normal hearing)
-Hearinglos more than 60 dB. (hearing impared)

Study & Design

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Performance on speech in noise task, pupil dilatation during listening,<br /><br>concentration cortisol and alpha amylase in saliva, subjective listening efford<br /><br>and scores on cognitive tasks.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>n.v.t.</p><br>