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New Approach to Objectively Measure Social Engagement in Older Adults With Hearing Loss

— Observational Hearing Loss, Bilateral (Causes Other Than Tumors)

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Hearing aid use.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Hearing Loss, Bilateral (Causes Other Than Tumors). Basic parameters: from 60 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if hearing devices, like hearing aids, affect social and cognitive function of older adults. The main questions the researchers want to answer are: * How social are older adults with hearing loss before and after using hearing devices? * How well do older adults with hearing loss think before and after using hearing devices? * For older adults who have hearing loss and use hearing devices, do changes in social interaction explain changes in how well they think (cognitive function)? * Do brainwaves (EEGs) in older adults with hearing loss change after using hearing devices? * Are there differences in how social older adults with hearing loss are compared to older adults without hearing loss? What Participants Will Do: * Participants will take questionnaires for around 60 minutes. Questionnaires will ask participants about their background, health, hearing, and how social they are. Another set of questionnaires will check their thinking ability or cognition. * Participants will wear an audio sensor (TILES Audio Recorder on Jelly Mobile phone) for 2 weeks. The sensor will collect and store information about a participant's voice during conversations. Once the device has information about a participant's voice such as pitch and tone it will store this information and delete the audio recording. Words spoken during conversations will be deleted. * (Optional) Participants can choose to participate in a 45-60-minute EEG (electroencephalogram) recording session. Participants will have sensors placed on top of their heads. Sensors will record the participants' brainwaves. Sounds will be played to see how participants' brainwaves change when they hear sounds. Eligible participants will be invited to participate in 4-month follow-up study.

Interventions

  • Device Hearing aid use
    Hearing aid use will be discussed with all eligible participants with hearing loss and will be encouraged to pursue hearing aid fitting through standard clinical indications via participants' insurance and audiologists.

Primary outcome measures

  • Audio sensor- speech activity [Time frame: Baseline and 4-month after hearing aid use]
  • Audio sensor- speech arousal [Time frame: Baseline, 4-month after hearing aid use]
Secondary outcome measures (10)
  • EEG Measures [Time frame: Baseline, 4-month after hearing aid use]
  • Cognitive test- MoCA [Time frame: Baseline and 4-month after hearing aid use]
  • UCLA Loneliness Scale [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Duke Social Support Index (DSSI-11) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening Version (HHIE-S) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Short Form Health Survey - 12 Item (SF-12) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]
  • Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) [Time frame: Baseline, optional 4 months follow-up]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age >= 60 years
  • English or Spanish speaking
  • Group 1- older adults with normal hearing defined as speech frequency PTA <25dB HL in bilateral ears
  • Group 2- older adults with bilateral hearing loss who are not using hearing aids
  • Group 3- older adults with bilateral hearing loss, who are currently using hearing aids

Exclusion criteria

  • Age <60 years
  • Unable to complete questionnaires in English or Spanish

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

United States · 2 centers
  • Los Angeles General Medical Center — Los Angeles
  • University of Southern California — Los Angeles

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06781749 · UP-24-01177

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗