A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial of Hearing Treatment for Reducing Cognitive Decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study

Jennifer A. Deal; Marilyn S. Albert; Michelle Arnold; Shrikant I. Bangdiwala; Theresa Chisolm; Sonia Davis; Ann Eddins; Nancy W. Glynn; Adele M. Goman; Melissa Minotti; Thomas Mosley; George W. Rebok; Nicholas Reed; Elizabeth Rodgers; Victoria Sanchez; A. Richey Sharrett; Josef Coresh; Frank R. Lin

doi:10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.003

A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial of Hearing Treatment for Reducing Cognitive Decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study

Jennifer A. Deal
, Marilyn S. Albert
, Michelle Arnold
, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
, Theresa Chisolm
, Sonia Davis
, Ann Eddins
, Nancy W. Glynn
, Adele M. Goman
, Melissa Minotti
, Thomas Mosley
, George W. Rebok
, Nicholas Reed
, Elizabeth Rodgers
, Victoria Sanchez
, A. Richey Sharrett
, Josef Coresh
, Frank R. Lin

University of South Florida

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Abstract

Introduction: Hearing loss (HL) is prevalent and independently related to cognitive decline and dementia. There has never been a randomized trial to test if HL treatment could reduce cognitive decline in older adults.

Methods: A 40-person (aged 70–84 years) pilot study in Washington County, MD, was conducted. Participants were randomized 1:1 to a best practices hearing or successful aging intervention and followed for 6 months. clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02412254.

Results: The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot (ACHIEVE-P) Study demonstrated feasibility in recruitment, retention, and implementation of interventions with no treatment-related adverse events. A clear efficacy signal of the hearing intervention was observed in perceived hearing handicap (mean of 0.11 to −1.29 standard deviation [SD] units; lower scores better) and memory (mean of −0.10 SD to 0.38 SD).

Discussion: ACHIEVE-P sets the stage for the full-scale ACHIEVE trial (N = 850, recruitment beginning November 2017), the first randomized trial to determine efficacy of a best practices hearing (vs. successful aging) intervention on reducing cognitive decline in older adults with HL.

Original language	American English
Journal	Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.003
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Clinical trials
Cognition
Dementia
Epidemiology
Hearing
Longitudinal study
Memory
Presbycusis

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Deal, J. A., Albert, M. S., Arnold, M., Bangdiwala, S. I., Chisolm, T., Davis, S., Eddins, A., Glynn, N. W., Goman, A. M., Minotti, M., Mosley, T., Rebok, G. W., Reed, N., Rodgers, E., Sanchez, V., Sharrett, A. R., Coresh, J., & Lin, F. R. (2017). A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial of Hearing Treatment for Reducing Cognitive Decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.003

A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial of Hearing Treatment for Reducing Cognitive Decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study. / Deal, Jennifer A.; Albert, Marilyn S.; Arnold, Michelle et al.
In: Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, Vol. 3, 01.01.2017.

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Deal, JA, Albert, MS, Arnold, M, Bangdiwala, SI, Chisolm, T, Davis, S, Eddins, A, Glynn, NW, Goman, AM, Minotti, M, Mosley, T, Rebok, GW, Reed, N, Rodgers, E, Sanchez, V, Sharrett, AR, Coresh, J & Lin, FR 2017, 'A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial of Hearing Treatment for Reducing Cognitive Decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study', Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.003

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