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Comparison of word fluency in normal hearing, hearing impaired and hearing aid users

Comparison of verbal fluency performance among individuals with normal hearing, hearing impairment and hearing aid users.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/11/047503
Enrollment
114
Registered
2022-11-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H903- Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Lakshmi Satheesan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals who pass the ACE-III test with a cut-off score of 86, individuals who use Kannada as the language for communication. Individuals with bilateral hearing thresholds within 25 dB HL (Normal hearing population). Post lingually acquired hearing loss, individuals with a degree of hearing loss between moderate to severe (Hearing impaired population). Individuals with a minimum of 3 months hearing aid use either in one or both ears, Aided performance must be within the speech spectrum (Hearing aid users)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who have had a brain injury, epilepsy, stroke, or neurological conditions in the past, individuals with a history of mental/emotional problems, individuals with profound hearing loss, individuals with recurrent middle ear infections during childhood

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Verbal fluency (Number of correct words per min)Timepoint: 20 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of switches and clusters (count per min)Timepoint: 40 min—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Archana G

Manipal College of Health Professions

archana.maiya@manipal.edu9986516039

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026