Abstract
Introduction: Hearing impairment is highly prevalent and independently associated with cognitive decline. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial to determine efficacy of hearing treatment in reducing cognitive decline in older adults. Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT03243422. Methods: Eight hundred fifty participants without dementia aged 70 to 84 years with mild-to-moderate hearing impairment recruited from four United States field sites and randomized 1:1 to a best-practices hearing intervention or health education control. Primary study outcome is 3-year change in global cognitive function. Secondary outcomes include domain-specific cognitive decline, incident dementia, brain structural changes on magnetic resonance imaging, health-related quality of life, physical and social function, and physical activity. Results: Trial enrollment began January 4, 2018 and is ongoing. Discussion: When completed in 2022, Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders study should provide definitive evidence of the effect of hearing treatment versus education control on cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing impairment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-507 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions |
Volume | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Clinical trials
- Cognition
- Dementia
- Epidemiology
- Hearing
- Longitudinal study
- Memory
- Presbycusis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health