An interventional study of Auditory-Cognitive Optimization Care Program (A-COP) and Hearing Management and Newspaper-Reading Activities in Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment, sponsored by Taipei Medical University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 60 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-13.
Sponsored by Taipei Medical University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Hearing loss and cognitive impairment are common and interrelated health problems that may affect communication, information processing, attention, psychological well-being, daily functioning, and quality of life. This study aims to develop and evaluate a comorbidity-oriented Auditory-Cognitive Optimization Care Program (A-COP) for individuals with hearing loss and cognitive impairment.
The A-COP will be developed based on evidence from a literature review and findings from qualitative research involving individuals with hearing loss and cognitive impairment and their caregivers. The program integrates hearing-related care and cognitive stimulation strategies to address the combined needs associated with hearing and cognitive difficulties.
In the intervention phase, participants will be randomly assigned to either the A-COP intervention group or an active control group in a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. The study will evaluate changes in cognitive function, hearing and communication-related outcomes, depressive symptoms, and quality of life from baseline through the 6-month follow-up. The findings will provide evidence regarding the effects of the A-COP in individuals with hearing loss and cognitive impairment.
1,109 studies on the registry are indexed under Hearing Loss; 233 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 76 is above the median of 40 across 778 interventional studies indexed under Hearing Loss.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will receive the Auditory-Cognitive Optimization Care Program (A-COP), which integrates hearing management, cognitive stimulation training, and communication practice in a small-group format.
Behavioral: Auditory-Cognitive Optimization Care Program (A-COP)
Participants will receive hearing management and newspaper-reading activities as an active control intervention.
Behavioral: Hearing Management and Newspaper-Reading Activities
A structured, group-based care program integrating hearing management, cognitive stimulation training, and communication practice to support auditory, cognitive, and communication functioning.
An active control intervention consisting of hearing management and newspaper-reading activities.
Global Cognitive Function
Assessed using the Hearing-Impaired Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HI-MoCA).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Executive Function
Assessed using the Trail Making Test Parts A and B (TMT-A and TMT-B).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Working Memory
Assessed using the Digit Span Test (DST).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Hearing Threshold
Assessed using pure-tone audiometry (PTA).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Speech-in-Noise Performance
Assessed using the Taiwan Mandarin Hearing in Noise Test (TMHINT).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Communication Ability
Assessed using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening Version (HHIE-S).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Depressive Symptoms
Assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Health-Related Quality of Life
Assessed using the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12).
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
Hearing Aid Benefit
Assessed using the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) among hearing aid users.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up
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Start is estimated for Feb 2027; primary completion for Dec 2030, 46 months later.
Of 268 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Hearing Loss, half reached primary completion within 29 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 61. This study's planned 46 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 444 studies reached it within 17 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 41.
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From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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