Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Completed
Estimated Enrollment
11000

Summary

Conditions
  • Dementia
  • Hearing Loss
Type
Observational
Design
Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 70 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Despite a huge increase in the knowledge about disease mechanisms in various types of dementia in recent years, no curative treatment exists at present. Results from research on disease-modifying agents have been disappointing. This has led to an increased interest in other ways to reduce the preval...

Despite a huge increase in the knowledge about disease mechanisms in various types of dementia in recent years, no curative treatment exists at present. Results from research on disease-modifying agents have been disappointing. This has led to an increased interest in other ways to reduce the prevalence of dementia. A recent report estimated that up to one third of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by interventions directed at the most common risk factors. In the "Lancet commission on dementia prevention, treatment, and care", hearing impairment (HI) was identified as the potentially most important modifiable risk factor. Even though HI is considered an important modifiable risk factor, the evidence regarding the association between HI and dementia risk is still limited.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04284384
Collaborators
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
  • The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • University College London Hospitals
  • University of Oslo
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Geir Selbæk, PhD Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health