A pilot randomized controlled trial of hearing aids to improve mood and cognition in older adults.

Katharine K BrewsterMartina PavlicovaAlexandra SteinMei ChenChen ChenPatrick J BrownSteven P RooseAna H KimJustin S GolubAdam BrickmanJessica GalatiotoMegan KuhlmeyBret R Rutherford

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2020)

This pilot RCT for ARHL and late-life depression was feasible to execute and showed clinical promise, but improved methods of blinding the experimental treatments are needed. Larger studies should investigate whether hearing remediation may be an effective preventative and/or therapeutic strategy for late-life depression and cognitive decline.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
mild cognitive impairment
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
study protocol
hearing loss
bipolar disorder
physical activity
open label
randomized controlled trial
big data
antiretroviral therapy
multiple sclerosis
case control
machine learning
artificial intelligence