Hearing aids may boost brain function in Alzheimer's patients
NCT ID NCT00488007
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether hearing aids can improve thinking, daily behavior, and quality of life in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who also have age-related hearing loss. Fifty-one participants were split into two groups: one got real hearing aids for 12 months, the other got placebo devices for 6 months followed by real aids. Researchers measured changes in memory, mood, and daily activities.
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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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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2007
- Finished
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Sep 2013
- 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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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * \> 65 year-old * Medical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease * 15 ≤ MMSE ≤ 25 * No hearing aids in the last 2 years * Motivated caregiver living with the patient * Sensorineural hearing loss Exclusion Criteria: * Beginning of an anticholinesterasic treatment in the last 6 months * Change in the anticholinesterasic treatment in the last 2 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xavier PERROT
Lyon, 69495, France
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