Hearing hope: 1,260 volunteers sought to unlock secrets of auditory training
NCT ID NCT06812273
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether auditory training can help people, especially older adults, understand speech in noisy environments. Researchers will compare different training methods in 1,260 participants aged 18-30 and 60-85. The goal is to find out which approaches work best and what personal factors influence success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- auditory training (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the most effective auditory training methods to help people hear better in noisy settings, potentially improving quality of life and reducing cognitive decline risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not testing a new drug or device. Results may not apply to everyone, and individual outcomes can vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-30 and 60-85 years of age. * No self-reported auditory difficulties and normal or near-normal hearing sensitivity as measured by SRTs. * Older adults aged 50-85 should have no more than typical hearing loss for their age and no evidence of dementia. * Fluent in English and/or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal vision or hearing prohibitive of training * History of seizures, focal brain lesion, or head injury with loss of consciousness * Physical handicap (motor or perceptual) that would impede training procedures * Medical illness requiring treatment during the study timeline * Social, educational or economic hardship prohibitive to training schedule * Concurrent enrollment in other cognitive training studies * History of major psychiatric illness, including psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, alcohol or substance abuse, recent bereavement * Plans to travel out of the area for more than 1 week during the intervention period * Residence too far from the testing site, which would prevent attending the testing sessions (\> 60 miles) * Not being proficient enough in English or Spanish that would prevent following and understanding all instructions and completing all testing sessions Additional exclusion criteria for older adults: * Diagnosis of dementia or other neurological disease, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) * Telephone-Montreal Cognitive Assessment (t-MoCA) score of 16 or less or Montreal Cognitive AssessmentMoCA) score of 20 or less
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northeastern University
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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University of California, Riverside
RECRUITINGRiverside, California, 92521, United States
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