Supplementing Hearing Aids With Computerized Auditory Training

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hearing Loss

In brief

The study is designed to examine the effectiveness of a computer-based auditory training program to improve the benefits received by individuals who wear hearing aids. The study will involve 3 groups - a computer-based training group, an active listening group which will involve listening to books on CD, and a placebo group that receives no additional treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00727337

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

279

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-18

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adult onset hearing loss,
• English as the first language,
• bilateral, symmetric, sensorineural hearing loss,
• average audiometric thresholds for 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz less than 50-dB HL in either ear,
• aided speech recognition in quiet of 40% binaurally,
• appropriate cognitive skills assessed using the Mini Mental State Exam (Folstein et al., 1975) with age/education norms (Crum et al., 1993),
• adequate vision to participate in the study as determined with the Smith-Kettlewell Institute Low Luminance (SKILL) Card,
• eligible for VA-issued hearing aids.

You may not qualify if…

• known neurological, psychiatric disorders, or co-morbid diseases that would prevent completion of the study as determined by chart review,

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Bay Pines — Bay Pines, Florida, United States

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