Hearing aid trial aims to calm agitation in Alzheimer's patients

NCT ID NCT06930560

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a personal sound amplifier, along with hearing training, can reduce troubling symptoms like agitation and distress in older adults with Alzheimer's or related dementias who also have hearing loss. Researchers will enroll 300 people aged 60-100 and their care partners. The goal is to see if addressing hearing loss can improve communication and ease neuropsychiatric symptoms.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

personal sound amplifier with aural rehabilitation

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce agitation and distress in people with dementia and hearing loss.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage study with no phase, so results are uncertain. The device may not improve symptoms, and benefits may vary by individual.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease Cognitive Dysfunction dementia hearing loss disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center

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    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

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