Hearing Impairment
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to see if a commercially available hearing assistance device called the PockeTalker has an effect on performance on cognitive (memory and thinking) tests among skilled nursing facility residents. Investigators are asking residents to perform cognitive tests with and without hearing assistance equipment known as PockeTalkers. This study will be conducted at one urban Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with the goal of understanding the extent to which hearing impairment impacts commonly used cognitive impairment measures for clinical assessment. Cognitive performance will be measured, cerumen occlusion, and perceived hearing.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTcognitive testing with HAD (PockeTalker) First
tablet, loaded with REDCap will generate a random number that determines the order of test administration with the HAD first or second.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCognitive testing without HAD First
tablet, loaded with REDCap will generate a random number that determines the order of test administration with the HAD first or second.
Sponsors
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* admitted to unit of intervention * ability to communicate and follow simple commands * capacity to consent assessed with standard questions used to assess capacity or having a surrogate who can provide consent.
Exclusion criteria
* not on the unit of intervention * obtunded or comatose state * inability to communicate verbally * inability to consent and without surrogate * non-English speaking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measure of Cognitive function using Mini-Cog | 20 Minutes | three-item recall and a clock draw test. 24 Medical assistants have been trained and have employed this test successfully in primary care practices. The Mini-Cog has test characteristics that are comparable to any other brief instrument and exceeds most in accuracy or predictive quality. |
| Perceived Hearing measured by Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening Version (HHIE) | 20 Minutes | HHIE-S is a valid, robust test for identifying hearing-impaired elderly, irrespective of the audiometric definition used to finally diagnose hearing difficulties. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed