Clinical Trial: Everyday Use of Environmental Sounds in the Lives of People with Hearing Impairments (Japan)

Tokyo, April 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060740) titled 'Use of Environmental Sounds in the Daily Lives of People with Hearing Impairments: A Questionnaire-Based Survey' on April 1.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Saitama Medical University Hospital

Condition: Condition - Hearing loss Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To assess the perceived everyday use of environmental sounds among people with hearing impairments through a questionnaire survey. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Case Groups HA Group: Cases wearing hearing aids CI Group: Cases wearing cochlear implants Control Groups Young Adult Group Cases with uncorrected hearing thresholds below 20 dB Cases aged 20 to under 40 years Students enrolled at the University of Tsukuba who provided informed consent to participate in the study Elderly Group Cases with unamplified hearing thresholds below 30 dB Cases aged 60 years or older but under 90 years Individuals enrolled at the Narita City Silver Human Resources Center who provided informed consent to participate in the study Key exclusion criteria - Participants with congenital hearing impairment who have difficulty engaging in spoken-language conversation

Participants with MMSE scores below the cutoff value

Younger group

Participants with unaided hearing thresholds 20 dB

Participants with a current otologic disorder

Older group

Participants with unaided hearing thresholds 30 dB

Participants with a current otologic disorder Target Size - 120

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 02 Month 07 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 04 Month 01 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069497

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.