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Sing your way to better hearing? new study tests choir power for seniors

NCT ID NCT06580847

Symptom relief Sponsor: Toronto Metropolitan University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether joining a choir for 12 weeks can help older adults (60+) with mild-to-moderate untreated hearing loss understand speech better and improve their mood and social connections. 210 participants will be randomly assigned to either a weekly group singing class or an audiobook discussion group. Researchers will measure speech perception, emotional well-being, and heart rate before and after the program.

What this could mean

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Active substance
group singing
What this could lead to
If it works, group singing could become a simple, enjoyable way to improve speech understanding and social well-being for older adults with hearing loss.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with no blinding, and the control group (audiobook club) may also provide benefits, making it hard to prove singing is better. Results may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 210 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 60 years and older; 2. Bilateral mild-to-moderate hearing loss (20-49 dB hearing level), measured using four-frequency pure-tone average across both ears (4FPTA) measured at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz; 3. Unaddressed hearing loss (i.e., participants must not currently use a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or assistive listening device); 4. No significant cognitive impairment, to be assessed with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing impairment (MoCA-H), with participants requiring a score ≥ 24; 5. Not use a pacemaker or anti-arrhythmic agents/medications; 6. Not currently participating in regular active music learning (e.g., choir, formal music training) or audiobook clubs within the last year; and 7. Sufficient language capacity to understand and complete the test materials. Note: all materials will be presented written and/or aurally in English at the sites located in Canada, United States of America, and Australia; Dutch at the Netherlands site; and German at the Germany site.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hearing loss disorder presbycusis Speech Intelligibility

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hearing loss, age-related Psychosocial functioning Speech intelligibility

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    7 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States

  • Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Oldenburg, D-26129, Germany

  • Concordia University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8, Canada

  • Flinders University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5S7, Canada

  • Toronto Metropolitan University

    RECRUITING

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3, Canada

  • University of Groningen

    RECRUITING

    Groningen, 9700 AB, Netherlands

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