Research

ACHIEVE Clinical Trials

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Abstract

ACHIEVE is a collaborative project involving University of South, University of Pittsburgh, The University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Minnesota. At USF, the ACHIEVE study is led by Dr. Teresa (Terry) Chisolm, Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders and Site Principal Investigator. The study is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Victoria Sanchez, Co-Principal Investigator and Audiologist at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Department of Otolarynology and Dr. Michelle Arnold, Co-Principal Investigator and Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders.

The study focuses on studying evidence-based hearing interventions and understanding the relationship between hearing aid usage on reduction in cognitive decline. USF team studies hearing-intervention group whereas University of Pittsburgh studies non hearing-intervention group.

TEAM

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Theresa Chisolm (chisolm@usf.edu)
    Professor & Principal Investigator
    Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, USF

  • Dr. Victoria Sanchez (vasanchez@usf.edu)
    Audiologist & Principal Investigator
    USF Health Department of Otolaryngology, USF

  • Dr. Michelle Arnold (mlarnold@usf.edu)
    Professor & Principal Investigator
    Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, USF

Co-Investigators

  • Mr. James Russell Pike (James_R_Pike@med.unc.edu)
    Professor & Co-Investigator
    Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, UNC
     
  • Dr. Haley Calloway (haleycalloway@usf.edu)
    Audiologist & Co-Investigator
    USF Health Department of Otolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Center, USF
     
  • Ms. Laura Westermann (lauracharlot@usf.edu)
    Research Project Manager
    Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

  • Mr. Venkata Sai Teja Renangi (renangi@usf.edu)
    Undergraduate Student & Co-Investigator
    Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing

  • Mr. Akash Yallamati (akash34@usf.edu)
    Undergraduate Student & Co-Investigator
    Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing

Publications

  • Cognitive Benefits of Hearing Intervention Vary by Risk of Cognitive Decline: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Trial
    Pike, J.R., et al.
    Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2025


  • Effects of Hearing Intervention on Falls in Older Adults: Findings from a Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomised Controlled Trial
    Goman, A.M., Pike, J.R., Chisolm, T.H., et al.
    The Lancet Public Health, 2025


  • Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study
    Schrack, J.A., Arnold, M.L., Chisolm, T.H., Pike, J.R., Sanchez, V.A., et al.
    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2025


  • Impact of a Hearing Intervention on the Levels of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and T.V. Viewing in Older Adults: Results from a Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study
    Martinez-Amezcua, P., Arnold, M.L., Chisolm, T.H., et al.
    The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 2025


  • A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial
    Huang, A.R., Arnold, M.L., et al.
    JAMA Network, 2024


  • Effect of Hearing Intervention on Communicative Function: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomized Controlled Trial
    Sanchez, V.A., et al.
    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2024

Partners

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