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Auditory-Cognitive Training for Difficulty Understanding Speech in Older Adults

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Recruiting

Led By Samira B Anderson, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Maryland, College Park

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Normal hearing (pure tone thresholds ≤ 25 dB HL from 250 - 8000 Hz)

Aged between 65 - 85 years

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up week 1-2 (pretest) and week 5-6 (posttest)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a new way to help older adults who struggle to understand speech, especially in noisy environments. The goal is to see if this new auditory-cognitive training paradigm is more effective than the current method of using hearing aids.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for older adults aged 65-85 with normal hearing and vision, fluent in American English, and have at least a high school education. It's not suitable for those with head injuries, claustrophobia affected by MRI environments, metal implants incompatible with MEG/MRI scans, learning disorders, ear pathologies or taking certain psychoactive medications.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if a new auditory-cognitive training can improve understanding speech in noisy situations for older adults. Participants will be divided into three groups: one watching videos (control), another doing auditory exercises recalling sentences from conversations, and the third group performing more complex memory tasks.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-invasive cognitive training rather than medication or surgery, side effects are minimal but may include fatigue or frustration during challenging tasks. The use of pupillometry and magnetoencephalography should pose little to no risk.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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My hearing is normal across all tested frequencies.

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I am between 65 and 85 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 1-2 (pretest) and week 5-6 (posttest)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 1-2 (pretest) and week 5-6 (posttest)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 1-2 (pretest) and week 5-6 (posttest) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Audiobook - Change in Magnetoencephalography (MEG) network localized granger causality

Audiobook - Change in frequency following response (FFR)

Audiobook - Change in magnetoencephalography (MEG) temporal response function

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Secondary outcome measures

Audiobook - Change in subjective ratings

N-back task - Change in accuracy

N-back task - Change in response time (RT)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Auditory-cognitive training paradigmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants perform speech-in-noise perception tasks with real-world scenarios. A short-term memory component is added to the training paradigm to make the task more engaging and challenging.

Group II: Auditory training paradigmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants perform speech-in-noise perception tasks with real-world scenarios.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Auditory-cognitive training paradigm

2021

N/A

~20

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Maryland, College ParkLead Sponsor

155 Previous Clinical Trials

45,565 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH

1,675 Previous Clinical Trials

28,020,825 Total Patients Enrolled

Samira B Anderson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Maryland, College Park

1 Previous Clinical Trials

15 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Auditory-cognitive training paradigm Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04997577 — N/A

Speech Clarity Research Study Groups: Auditory training paradigm, Auditory-cognitive training paradigm

Speech Clarity Clinical Trial 2023: Auditory-cognitive training paradigm Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04997577 — N/A

Auditory-cognitive training paradigm 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04997577 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

May I be considered for participation in this clinical trial?

"This experiment is recruiting 100 volunteers who possess speech intelligibility, and are aged between 65-85."

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Does this clinical trial have an age restriction on its participants?

"This investigation necessitates that applicants be between the ages of 65 and 85 to qualify. Participants under 18 are limited to two studies, while those over 65 can take part in 240 trials."

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What is the upper threshold of participants in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation has been ongoing since September 27th 2021 and is still recruiting patients today. The trial will accept 100 participants from 2 separate medical locations."

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What primary goals are researchers hoping to achieve through this trial?

"The primary aim of this investigation, which follows participants over a two week pre-test and five to six week post-test timeline, is the assessment of changes in Magnetoencephalography (MEG) stimulus reconstruction accuracies and integration window analysis. Auxiliary objectives include the evaluation of Reading Span (RSpan) - Change in working memory (WM), N-back task - Change in response time (RT), as well as Tone cloud - Alterations in auditory stream segregation accuracy through stochastic figure-ground tasks involving 50 ms tones with random onsets for six seconds."

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Are there currently openings for participation in this medical research?

"Indeed, the clinicaltrials.gov platform attests to this study's active recruitment status. It was initially published on September 27th 2021 and most recently updated on March 23rd 2022. The experiment is seeking 100 participants from two medical centers."

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Recent research and studies

Frontiers in PsychologyJournal

Auditory Training Can Improve Working Memory, Attention, and Communication in Adverse Conditions for Adults with Hearing Loss

Ferguson, Melanie A., and Helen Henshaw. 2015. “Auditory Training Can Improve Working Memory, Attention, and Communication in Adverse Conditions for Adults with Hearing Loss”. Frontiers in Psychology. Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00556.

Trends in HearingJournal

Auditory and Cognitive Training for Cognition in Adults with Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Lawrence, Blake J., Dona M. P. Jayakody, Helen Henshaw, Melanie A. Ferguson, Robert H. Eikelboom, Andrea M. Loftus, and Peter L. Friedland. 2018. “Auditory and Cognitive Training for Cognition in Adults with Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”. Trends in Hearing. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/2331216518792096.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Speech Perception and High Cognitive Demand

Jonathan Simon 2021. "Speech Perception and High Cognitive Demand". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04997577.