Tokyo, July 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062394) titled 'A study of smartphone-based auditory training and listening in noise in adults with hearing loss' on July 29.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Single arm
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Uncontrolled
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Keio University
Condition:
Condition - Hearing loss
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Many individuals with hearing loss experience difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments. As no established treatment is currently available, interventions to improve speech-in-noise ability are needed. This study aims to evaluate whether auditory training using a smartphone application improves speech-in-noise ability.
Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - A three-month auditory training program performed for 30 minutes daily using a smartphone application
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 60
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Participants were required to meet all of the following criteria:
1. Normal pure-tone hearing with self-reported difficulty understanding speech in noise that interfered with daily life, or mild-to-moderate hearing loss
2. Daily smartphone use
3. Reduced speech-in-noise performance confirmed by screening testing
Key exclusion criteria - Participants with markedly insufficient training time or duration.
Target Size - 20
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - No longer recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 07 Month 30 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 07 Month 30 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 18 Day
Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 05 Month 02 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071406
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
