NCT06893432

Cognitive Function and EEG Brain Network Remodeling Among Users of Hearing Aids With ARHL

Cognitive Function and Electroencephalogram Brain Network Remodeling Among Users of Hearing Aids With Age-Related Hearing Loss

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study intends to retrospectively collect and analyze the case data of patients with age-related hearing loss who were admitted to the Otolaryngology Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital from January 2020 to June 2024. Participants were divided into an Aided Group and a Control Group based on whether they had regularly used hearing aids in the past six months. Audiological, cognitive, emotional, and sleep assessments, as well as resting state electroencephalogram (EEG) features, are supposed to be compared between the two groups.

Detailed description

This study intends to retrospectively collect and analyze the case data of patients with age-related hearing loss who were admitted to the Otolaryngology Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital from January 2020 to June 2024. Participants were divided into an Aided Group and a Control Group based on whether they had regularly used hearing aids in the past six months. The audiological assessment comprises pure tone audiometry, speech recognition audiometry, and sound field audiometry. The cognitive assessment includes the Mandarin version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The emotional assessment consists of the 24-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Sleep assessment is conducted using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Conditions

• Age-related Hearing Loss
• Age-related Cognitive Decline
• Depression
• Sleep Disturbance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	hearing aids	Hearing aids are a common intervention method used to address age-related hearing loss, providing amplified sound to improve hearing clarity and communication abilities for elderly individuals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-31
• Completion: 2025-03-31
• First posted: 2025-03-25
• Last updated: 2025-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China