Hearing aids may cut listening fatigue in seniors
NCT ID NCT06951815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adjusting hearing aids helps older adults (60+) communicate more easily and with less mental tiredness. Sixty people with hearing loss who had never used hearing aids took part. Researchers measured listening effort, fatigue, and sentence recognition after four weeks of hearing aid use.
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Study facts
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- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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60 to 99 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60 or older * Hearing aid candidate (hearing loss of an average of 25 dB HL or worse) * Novice to hearing aids Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 60 * Normal hearing * Already uses hearing aids
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness
Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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