mild cognitive impairment and dementia age-related hearing loss
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kyoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) those who are diagnosed as having moderate to profound hearing loss and indicated for hearing device fitting 2) those who have not used hearing device in past one year or quit using hearing device before three months consequently 3) those who have no apparent ear disease such as acute otitis media or otitis media with effusion in the better hearing ear
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) those with past history of neurological or psychiatric diseases, such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, depression, paranoid disorder, metabolism disorder, endocrine disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural hematoma, which could affect cognitive function 2) those who are not able to perform hearing tests 3) those who change main medication for cognitive function in research period 4) those who show deterioration of hearing level with more than 20 dBHL in the better hearing ear in research period 5) those who are not able to use hearing device for at least two hours in a day for more than a half years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine which aspects of cognitive function are ameliorated by hearing device fitting in aged patients with cognitive impairment and age-related hearing loss | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of a new visually oriented test battery to precisely evaluate cognitive function even in patients with hearing loss | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakayuki Okano
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Outcome results
None listed