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ArticlePloS one2024

Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol.

Chi Yhun Lo, Benjamin Rich Zendel, Deniz Baskent, Christian Boyle, Emily Coffey, Nathan Gagne, Assal Habibi, Ellie Harding, Merel Keijzer, Gunter Kreutz and 9 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06580847 (Speech-in-noise, Psychosocial, and Heart Rate Variability Outcomes of Group Singing or Audiobook Club Interventions for Older Adults With Unaddressed Hearing Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Speech-in-noise, Psychosocial, and Heart Rate Variability Outcomes of Group Singing or Audiobook Club Interventions for Older Adults With Unaddressed Hearing Loss: a SingWell Project Multisite, Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorToronto Metropolitan UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled210ConditionsHearing Loss, Age-Related, Speech Intelligibility, Psychosocial FunctioningArmsGroup Singing, Audiobook Club
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Chi Yhun LoDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7695-3148
Benjamin Rich ZendelFaculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada.
Deniz BaskentFaculty of Medicine, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands.
Christian BoyleCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4504-443X
Emily CoffeyDepartment of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Nathan GagneDepartment of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Assal HabibiBrain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.
Ellie HardingFaculty of Arts, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands.
Merel KeijzerFaculty of Arts, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands.
Gunter KreutzInstitute of Music, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, NI, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9586-241X
Bert MaatDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands.
Eva SchurigInstitute of Music, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, NI, Germany.
Mridula SharmaCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Carmen DangDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sean GilmoreDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Helen HenshawNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine, Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0547-4403
Colette M McKayBionics Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Arla GoodDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Frank A RussoDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnaddressed age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults, typified by negative consequences for speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. There is promising evidence that group singing may enhance speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. However, there is a lack of robust evidence, primarily due to the literature being based on small sample sizes, single site studies, and a lack of randomized controlled trials. Hence, to address these concerns, this SingWell Project study utilizes an appropriately powered sample size, multisite, randomized controlled trial approach, with a robust preplanned statistical analysis.

objectiveTo explore if group singing may improve speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss.

methodsWe designed an international, multisite, randomized controlled trial to explore the benefits of group singing for adults aged 60 years and older with unaddressed hearing loss (registered at clinicaltrials.gov, ID: NCT06580847). After undergoing an eligibility screening process and completing an information and consent form, we intend to recruit 210 participants that will be randomly assigned to either group singing or an audiobook club (control group) intervention for a training period of 12-weeks. The study has multiple timepoints for testing, that are broadly categorized as macro (i.e., pre- and post-measures across the 12-weeks), or micro timepoints (i.e., pre- and post-measures across a weekly training session). Macro measures include behavioural measures of speech and music perception, and psychosocial questionnaires. Micro measures include psychosocial questionnaires and heart-rate variability. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesize that group singing may be effective at improving speech perception and psychosocial outcomes for adults aged 60 years and older with unaddressed hearing loss-more so than participants in the control group.

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Hearing LossHeart RateSingingAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNoisePre-Registration PublicationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpeech Perception

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PMID39630812
PMCPMC11616889

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