Status:
COMPLETED
Working Memory Changes With Aging and Hearing Loss
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Aging
Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Brief Summary
Hearing loss is one of the most common health concerns affecting 1 in 3 Americans over 60 years of age rising to 1 in 2 for those over 85 years old. Contributions to hearing abilities provided by cogn...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this pilot study is to understand how memory changes with aging and if failures of working memory during rapid sound processing may account for some of the speech perception difficultie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-30 years of age or 60-75 years of age
- Normal hearing or
- Mild to moderate hearing loss
- No major medical or memory problems
Exclusion
- \<24/30 on MMSE
- Conductive or mixed hearing loss.
- Hearing loss worse than 55dB in either ear.
- Taking medication known to alter concentration or alertness
- Inability to learn task after practice
- Major medical or psychological disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01253031
Start Date
March 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
December 23 2015
Active Locations (1)
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VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239