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HEARS-SLP: Providing SLP-Delivered Hearing Health Care to Individuals With Cognitive Impairment

HEARS-SLP: Providing SLP-Delivered Hearing Health Care to Individuals With Cognitive Impairment

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60 years and older
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Overview

Building upon the HEARS audiologist-community health worker (CHW) model, this study intervention will be delivered by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). The primary objective of the study is to develop and test an affordable and accessible hearing rehabilitative intervention that will be delivered by a SLP to individuals with cognitive impairment.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 60 - 100 years old
  • English-speaking
  • Lives at home
  • Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's Disease or other related dementia according to the core clinical criteria outlined in the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Alzheimer's Association Guidelines
  • Availability of caregiver/study partner to participate in all study-related visits and who provides ≥8 hours of weekly oversight/care
  • Speech frequency pure tone average (0.5- 4 kHz) >25 db in the better-hearing ear; adult onset hearing loss
  • Stable (for 2 weeks or longer) dosing of medication (e.g. antidepressants, antipsychotics) for neuropsychiatric symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current self-reported use of hearing aid or amplification device
  • Medical contraindication to use hearing aids ( e.g. draining ears)
  • Inability to participate in the 1-month follow up

Study details
    Hearing Loss
    Dementia
    Cognitive Impairment

NCT06008782

Johns Hopkins University

14 August 2025

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