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Benefits of Choir for Older Adults With Unaddressed Hearing Loss (WP2)

RecruitingNAAges 60 Years - anyAllToronto Metropolitan University
NCT06580847 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Unaddressed age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults, typified by negative consequences for speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. There is promising evidence that group singing may enhance speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. However, there is a lack of robust evidence, primarily due to the literature being based on small sample sizes, single site studies, and a lack of randomized controlled trials. Hence, to address these concerns, this SingWell Project study utilizes an appropriate sample size, multisite, randomized controlled trial approach, with a robust preplanned statistical analysis. The objective of the study is to explore if group singing may improve speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss. The investigators designed an international, multisite, randomized con

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 60 years and older; 2. Bilateral mild-to-moderate hearing loss (20-49 dB hearing level), measured using four-frequency pure-tone average across both ears (4FPTA) measured at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz; 3. Unaddressed hearing loss (i.e., participants must not currently use a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or assistive listening device); 4. No significant cognitive impairment, to be assessed with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing impairment (MoCA-H), with participants requiring a score ≥ 24; 5. Not use a pacemaker or anti-arrhythmic agents/medications; 6. Not currently participating in regular active music learning (e.g., choir, formal music training) or audiobook clubs within the last year; and 7. Sufficient language capacity to understand and complete the test materials. Note: all materials will be presented written and/or aurally in English at the sites located in Canada, United States of America, and Australia; Dutch at the Netherlands site; and German at the Germany site.
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What it tests

  • Group Singing
  • Audiobook Club
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Where

7 sites
Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Canada
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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