Clinical Trials

Participant Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 60 years of age
• Mild[CF1]  dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Diagnosis will be made at participating memory evaluation centers.
• Bilateral hearing loss with pure-tone average ≤ 50 dB HL
• No history of hearing aid use, defined as not an active/regular user in past year
• A communication partner who is able and willing to participate in the study.
• No vision impairment that would interfere with the ability to complete study tasks (i.e., legally blind, severe cataracts, or macular degeneration)
• Able to provide own consent as evaluated by the Consent Assessment .

Communication Partner Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults ages 18-90 years
• No vision impairment that would interfere with the ability to complete study tasks (i.e., legally blind, severe cataracts, or macular degeneration).
• Able to have a conversation with the main participant in a quiet room (i.e. either has hearing aids or has hearing sufficient to hear the main participant). 
• Pass a cognitive screener.

Exclusion Criteria of Participant/Communication partner:

• Clinically significant unstable or progressive medical conditions, or conditions which, in the opinion of the investigator(s) place the participant at unacceptable risk if they were to participate.
• History of unresolved communication difficulties following another neurological problem (i.e., stroke, brain tumor), neurodevelopmental disorder (i.e., Down’s syndrome), or head/neck cancer
• Positive history of major psychiatric disorder (i.e., schizophrenia, significant untreated depression)
• Co-enrolled in intervention studies targeting hearing, language, or communication strategies.
• History of or current fluctuating hearing loss
• Speak a primary language other than English

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 4/23/2024. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.