Study for people with Hearing Loss

Recruiting Not a phased study

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Not a phased study
Sponsor Toronto Metropolitan University
Registry number NCT06580847
Started 15 April 2025 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 September 2026

Past estimated completion. The registry still lists this trial as open, and the date it gave for finishing has been and gone. Confirm with the official record before you act on it.

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Flinders University Adelaide SA Not yet recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 60 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 210

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

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.

Dates on the record

Started 15 April 2025
Estimated completion 1 September 2026
Registry last updated 18 September 2025
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 18 September 2025.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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