Investigation focusing on executive function and social interaction in senior hearing aid outpatients - Comparison between before and after introduction of hearing aids

Investigation focusing on executive function and social interaction in senior hearing aid outpatients - Comparison between before and after introduction of hearing aids - Comparison of executive function and social interaction between before and after introduction of hearing aids

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000031007

Enrollment

140

Registered

2018-01-26

Start date

2017-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

age-related hearing loss

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Outpatients of hearing-aid clinic 2.No experience of hearing aid usage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Left / right difference of hearing ability 2.Known dementia or cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of effects of hearing aids on executive function (Digit symbol substitution test) and social interaction (convoy model) between before and 6 months after hearing aid introduction.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of executive function (Digit symbol substitution test) and social interaction (convoy model) between hearing-impaired individuals before introduction of hearing aids and non-hearing impaired counterparts.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasue Uchida

Aichi Medical University Department of Otorhinolaryngology

yasueu@aichi-med-u.ac.jp0561-62-3311

Outcome results