Status:
COMPLETED
Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise?
Lead Sponsor:
Portland VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Auditory Perception
Memory
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-88 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Study Objectives: * 1\. To examine the extent to which noise typical of nursing units reduces speech intelligibility in acutely ill hospitalized patients * 2\. To examine the extent to which noise ty...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Adult inpatients on medical/surgical nursing units at the Portland VA, greater than 18 years of age will be eligible to participate.
- Exclusion criteria for 60 participants with hearing impairment:
- Cognitively or physically unable to participate (reported by patient or nurse); electronic chart notes indicate patient exhibits aggressive behavior, documented dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or severe psychosocial disorder, patient undergoing detoxification, individual is not legally capable of independently providing informed consent
- Patients who are not native American English speakers.
- Patients who exhibit Meniere's disease or retrocochlear disorder based on patient report or notes in patient's chart.
- Patient exhibits active or recent history of middle ear disorder based on otoscopy, tympanometry, immittance or notes in patient chart; 5) patients unwilling to participate.
- Exclusion criteria for the other 60 participants:
- Cognitively or physically unable to participate (reported by patient or nurse); electronic chart notes indicate patient exhibits aggressive behavior, documented dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or severe psychosocial disorder, patient undergoing detoxification, individual is not legally capable of independently providing informed consent
- Patients who are not native American English speakers.
- Patients who exhibit Meniere's disease or retrocochlear disorder based on patient report or notes in patient's chart.
- Patient exhibits active or recent history of middle ear disorder based on otoscopy, tympanometry, immittance or notes in patient chart.
- Patients with hearing loss that exceeds 25 dBHL in any frequency between .l5 and 3 kHz.
- Patients unwilling to participate.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00695162
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
February 16 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239