Using Nicotine to Reverse Age-related Auditory Processing Deficits

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

48

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Conditions
Auditory Perceptual ImpairmentAging
Interventions
OTHER

Nicotine gum

Nicotine (6 mg) will be administered in the form of polacrilex gum that is available as an over-the-counter medication

OTHER

Placebo gum

The placebo will also be a commercially available gum that resembles the nicotine gum in flavor, size, shape, color, and texture.

Trial Locations (1)

92697

RECRUITING

Hearing and Speech Lab, Irvine

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

lead

University of California, Irvine

OTHER