Exploratory study on sound localization performance under cognitive load in normal-hearing subjects and patients with listening difficulties

Exploratory study on sound localization performance under cognitive load in normal-hearing subjects and patients with listening difficulties - Exploratory study on sound localization performance under cognitive load in normal-hearing subjects and patients with listening difficulties

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000056936

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-02-20

Start date

2025-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Listening difficulties

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Healthy hearing subjects (normal volunteers) 1 Normal hearing subjects with no abnormalities in auditory function with no history of ear or nerve/neurological diseases 2 Age: 18 years old or older, less than 50 years old (at the time of registration) 3 Gender: Any gender (2) Listening difficulties patients (patient volunteers) 1 Patients diagnosed with the syndrome or suspected to have the syndrome by an audiologic examination at an ENT clinic. 2 Age: 18 years old or older, under 50 years old (at the time of registration) 3 Gender: Any gender

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Healthy hearing subjects (normal volunteers) 1) Subjects with a history of ear disease 2. History of psychiatric disorders 3. History of peripheral or central nervous system disease 4 Pregnancy or possible pregnancy 5 Other patients who are judged to be inappropriate as subjects by the Principal Investigator or a Research Associate. (2) Patients with Lstening difficulties (patient volunteers) 1 Patients with a history of peripheral or central nervous system disease 2 Those who are pregnant or may become pregnant 3 Other patients who are judged to be unsuitable as subjects by the principal investigator or a research associate. (#Listening difficulties are known to be caused by a history of childhood ear diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, depression and other psychiatric disorders. (Since it is known that patients with #Listening difficulties also have a history of childhood ear disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and psychiatric disorders such as depression, we did not add the conditions of a history of ear disorders or psychiatric disorders to the exclusion criteria for patients with normal hearing.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of correct responses to sound source localization answers.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTetsuaki Kawase

Tohoku University Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery

tetsuaki.kawase.e8@tohoku.ac.jp0227177304

Outcome results