Status:
RECRUITING
Effects of Clear Speech on Listening Effort and Memory in Sentence Processing
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Speech
Memory, Delayed
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in aging and has a profoundly negative effect on speech comprehension, leading to increased social isolation, reduced q...
Detailed Description
This experiment is a Basic Experimental Study with Humans (BESH) Trial. All participants are exposed to all experimental conditions (i.e., "interventions") in a complete factorial 2 x 3 within-subject...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 60-90
- Right-handed
- Native English speaker
- Scores in the normal range (\> or = 25 points) on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
- For adults with hearing loss, a pure-tone average score of \> 25 dB HL (between 1 - 4kHz)
Exclusion
- Left-handed (language-related electrophysiological responses of left-handed subjects differ from those of right-handed subjects)
- History of psychiatric or neurological illnesses (including skull fractures, as this is known to alter electrophysiological response at the scalp)
- Score of \< 25 points on the MOCA
- Use of certain prescription and non-prescription drugs known to alter brain function and the autonomic nervous system, including pupil dilation (e.g., anti-depressants, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs)
- Any eye disease that would impair the ability to measure pupil dilation (e.g., cataracts, nystagmus, amblyopia)
- Scores on speech shadowing audibility control task below 50%, suggesting poor intelligibility
- A display of behavior that would significantly interfere with the validity of data collection or safety during the study;
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 12 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06053190
Start Date
September 12 2023
End Date
March 1 2025
Last Update
January 13 2025
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84109