Rhythmic versus non-rhythmic music priming to help sentence processing in older adults with age-related hearing loss
Official title: STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF RHYTHMIC AND NON-RHYTHMIC MUSICAL PRIMING ON THE SYNTAX CAPACITY OF PRESBYACOUSTIC OLDER ADULTS
Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · NCT06282601 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study will test whether listening to rhythmic or non-rhythmic music before language tasks can improve sentence processing in people aged 70 and older with age-related hearing loss.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 70 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 55 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Dijon) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | August 2, 2025 |
| Main results expected | October 2027 |
| Study ends | October 2027 |
| Registry record updated | June 11, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06282601 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 70 or older with bilateral, symmetrical presbyacusis, an MMSE ≥ 24, and (if using hearing aids) fitted thresholds and speech-discrimination within the study's specified limits are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
People with severe or asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss, poor speech discrimination at 60 dB, neurocognitive or neuropsychiatric disorders, or who cannot give consent are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Participants aged 70 and older with bilateral, symmetrical presbyacusis and an MMSE score of 24 or higher are screened with an audiogram and cognitive testing. Eligible volunteers, with or without bilateral hearing aids that meet specified fitted-threshold and speech-discrimination criteria, receive musical priming sessions using rhythmic (regular) and non-rhythmic excerpts prior to performing standardized syntax tests, and complete the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire. The study compares syntax test performance after the different priming conditions to determine whether rhythmic musical priming boosts syntactic processing. The primary focus is on immediate effects of musical priming on language processing rather than long-term auditory rehabilitation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, a simple musical priming procedure could temporarily improve sentence comprehension and everyday communication for older adults with age-related hearing loss.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work in normal-hearing adults and children has shown benefits of rhythmic musical priming on syntax, but this approach has not been tested in older adults with presbyacusis.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * No objection to participation in the study * Men and women aged ≥ 70 years * Patients diagnosed with presbyacusis (age-related bilateral and symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss, all stages combined), with or without the use of a bilateral hearing aid. * If they use a hearing aid: hearing must have an average free-field fitted tonal threshold of 40 dB max and free-field fitted speech discrimination without lip-reading of 90-100% at 60dB in silence. * MMSE score ≥ 24/30 Exclusion Criteria: * Person under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship) * Person under court order * Adult unable to provide consent * Person with a neurocognitive disorder (post-stroke, dyslexia, dyspraxia) or neuro-psychiatric disorder (dementia, autism) * Severe sensorineural hearing loss with mean free-field threshold \> 40 dB and free-field speech discrimination without lip-reading of \< 90-100% at 60dB in silence * Asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss due to an additional cause of hearing loss on one side. Secondary exclusion criteria: Person with syntax disorder (discovery of sentence comprehension or production disorders during syntax test)
Where it's running
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Alexis BOZORG-GRAYELI
- Email: alexis.bozorggrayeli@chu-dijon.fr
- Phone: 03 80 29 37 58
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.