N/A N=45 Randomized Triple-blind Treatment

At-home Auditory Training Clinical Trial

Presbycusis · Aging · Hearing Loss

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jul 2019

Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Connected Speech Test (CST) Score — 3.87; -5.84; -9.60 percent-correct words

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Auditory training program (Behavioral); Sham Comparator: Active Control (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Indiana University
Primary completion: Feb 2015

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in Connected Speech Test (CST) Score	3.87; -5.84; -9.60	—
SECONDARY Change in Aided Profile of Hearing Aid Performance (PHAP) Score	-.03; .01; .00	—

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an auditory training program used at home with the subject's own hearing aids.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•55-79 yrs of age
Native English speaker
Having corrected vision sufficient to read 18pt font on a computer screen
Wearing binaural hearing aids that were fitted within the past 3 years that are the only hearing aids the subject has ever worn

Exclusion Criteria

The hearing aids worn by the subject will be evaluated on the subject's ears and must be functioning as required for this study; otherwise, the subject will be excluded from participation until the hearing aids have been adjusted appropriately
asymmetrical hearing loss
presence of dementia, Parkinson's disease, or other neurological disorder

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01950013). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.