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Computer-Based Auditory Rehabilitation

NCT02147847 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2016-10-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hearing in noisy environments is a perceptual problem that is ubiquitous in modern industrialized societies. This particular listening context offers a particular challenge to individuals living with hearing impairment (30 million in US alone) even after treatment with hearing aids or cochlear implants. The ability of the brain to extract regularities from the environment and suppress distracting information can be improved with intensive cognitive training. The investigators will test whether the hearing in noise abilities of adults living with hearing impairment can be improved with a cognitive training paradigm.

Conditions

  • Presbycusis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Video game based training 1

32 one-hour, home-based training sessions over 8 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Video game based training 2

32 one-hour, home-based training sessions over 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Polley, Ph.D. · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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