Clinical trials: Auditory Dysfunction, Central
Alzheimer Disease, Hearing Loss
Hearing Instruments in Alzheimer's Disease
There is a strong connection between hearing loss and cognitive impairment, particularly dementia, in old age. Worldwide, dementia affects approximately 5% of persons over the age of 65 years.
- Trial name
- HIAD (NCT02294513)
- Testing
- Standard audiologic rehabilitation (incl. HI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phonak AG, Switzerland
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro