NCT06400173

Validation Of The Flemish Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) For Persons With Hearing Impairment

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 450 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a screening test for detecting cognitive impairment that assesses several cognitive domains (attention and concentration, arithmetic and orientation, memory, etc.). The instructions as well as some test items of the MoCA are presented auditory (spoken). Consequently, performance on the MoCA may be co-dependent on hearing. Therefore, to rule out the possible negative influence of hearing loss on performance on the MoCA, a MoCA for individuals with hearing loss was recently developed. More specifically, the original MoCA was modified by providing the instructions audiovisually (spoken with visual support) as well as by replacing hearing-dependent items. Since replacing items may affect sensitivity and specificity, the MoCA for persons with hearing loss should be revalidated.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Hearing Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive screening	The Dutch Montreal Cognitive Assessment for persons with hearing loss (MoCA-HI) is a modified version of the original MoCA test specifically designed for individuals with hearing loss. It includes adaptations such as visual aids to accommodate for hearing loss, ensuring fair assessment of cognitive abilities in this population.
BEHAVIORAL	Audiological Assessment	Four audiological tests are included in the audiological assessment 1. Tympanometry to assss the middle ear status 2. Pure-tone audiometry with headphone to evaluate the hearing thresholds 3. Speech audiometry in free field to assess the ability to understand spoken words in the presence of background noise 4. The hAVICOP questionnaire to assess the hearing-related quality of life

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2024-05-06
• Last updated: 2024-05-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium