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

Last updated: February 25, 2026
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Hearing Loss

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dementia

Treatment

HEARS-SLP program

HEARS-SLP device

Clinical Study ID

NCT06008782
IRB00218068
K23AG059900
  • Ages 60-100
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

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 Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 60 - 100 years old

  • English-speaking

  • Lives at home

  • Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's Disease or other related dementia according to thecore clinical criteria outlined in the National Institute on Aging (NIA) andAlzheimer's Association Guidelines

  • Availability of caregiver/study partner to participate in all study-related visitsand 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

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 Design

Total Participants: 77
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: HEARS-SLP program
Phase:
Study Start date:
December 15, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
February 24, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland 21224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21224
    United States

    Site Not Available

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