The Effect of Rehabilitation Program on the Auditory Skills of Elderly Hearing Aid Users

The Effect of Auditory Training program Designed Based on Temporal Processing on the Auditory Skills of Elderly Hearing Aid Users

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190921044838N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-25

Start date

2020-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Speech in Noise Perception Problem. Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Hearing-impaired elderly 60-75 years old who are candidates for binaural hearing aid will use a designed rehabilitation program for 3 months (36 sessions), and the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: An elderly population, 60-75 years old Bilateral mild to moderate Sensory Neural Hearing Loss Auditory thresholds 40 dB 55 dB within the 500-4000 Hz frequency range Hearing in both ears symmetrically (mean difference thresholds about 5 dB) Candidates for binaural hearing aids Normal condition of middle ear function Ensuring lack of salient cognitive problems using Mini Mental State Examination MMSE) Right-handedness (using Edinburg handedness inventory) Speaking Farsi and being monolingual

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Signal to Noise Ratio Loss index (SNR Loss). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: QuickSIN Test.;Score of the Gap In Noise (GIN) Test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Gap In Noise (GIN) Test.;Score of the Duration Pattern Test (DPT). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Duration Pattern Test (DPT).;Speech ABR Waves Latencies. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.;Speech ABR Waves amplitude. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.	—

Measure

Time frame

Signal to Noise Ratio Loss index (SNR Loss). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: QuickSIN Test.;Score of the Gap In Noise (GIN) Test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Gap In Noise (GIN) Test.;Score of the Duration Pattern Test (DPT). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Duration Pattern Test (DPT).;Speech ABR Waves Latencies. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.;Speech ABR Waves amplitude. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKarim Sattari

Iran University of Medical Sciences

ka_sattari@yahoo.com+98 21 2222 8951

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026