Can ear and brain training together slow memory decline?
NCT ID NCT06955494
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 12-week program called ENACT that combines hearing exercises, memory training, and family support for people with mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss. Researchers want to see if it improves thinking, hearing, and quality of life compared to usual care. The study involves 62 participants from community centers in Hong Kong.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Empowerment Network for Auditory-Cognitive Training (ENACT) Program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could offer a practical, non-drug way to help people with mild memory and hearing problems stay sharper and communicate better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is complex and requires a smartphone and caregiver support, which may limit its use.
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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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Mild cognitive impairment accordingly to the Petersen's criteria * With at least one-side hearing impairment as defined by a score of 2- or 3- digit test greater than the norm value on the integrated Digit-in-Noise (iDIN test) * Has a smartphone to access the online training materials * Not received formal cognitive and auditory training in the past 6 months. * Available of primary caregiver in the family * give consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * moderate and severe cognitive impairment * Other sensory impairment
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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