Brain-Training games aim to boost hearing in crowds
NCT ID NCT05145946
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study planned to test whether playing specially designed video games at home could improve the ability of older adults with high-frequency hearing loss to understand speech in noisy environments. Participants would have played either an immersive audiomotor game or an auditory memory game for 3.5 hours per week over 8 weeks. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data were collected.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Video game training (closed-loop audiomotor game and auditory memory game)
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could point toward a non-drug, game-based way to help older adults hear better in noisy places.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results exist. Even if run, it was small and early-stage, so success was uncertain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2022
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2022
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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40 to 69 years
- 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: * High frequency hearing loss subjects - Thresholds of 15 dB HL or less for 0.25-2 kHz. Thresholds of 30-60 dB HL from 3-8 kHz. * Normal hearing subjects - Thresholds of 15 dB HL or less from 0.5-8 kHz. * Thresholds between left and right ears symmetric within 10 dB for all frequencies. * Native English speakers. Exclusion Criteria: * Conductive hearing loss (as assessed by audiologist). * Active otologic disease (as assessed by audiologist). * Significant cognitive decline (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \> 25).
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