N/A
N=74
Educational Program for Hearing Aid Users With Internet Support
Hearing Impaired
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01837550 ↗Enrolled (actual)
74
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) — 42.0; 36.1; 35.8; 31.3 units on a scale — p=0.685
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Intervention group (Behavioral); Control group (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 20+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Sodra Alvsborgs Hospital
- Primary completion
- Dec 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) |
42.0; 36.1; 35.8; 31.3; 36.0; 34.0 | 0.685 |
| SECONDARY International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) |
4.1; 4.4; 3.8; 4.1; 3.1; 3.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
8.5; 7.4; 7.5; 6.5; 4.8; 6.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Communication Strategies Scale (CSS) |
68.1; 67.2; 74.7; 68.5; 70.9; 66.7 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the short-term effects of complementing an educational program for hearing aid users with Internet support.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- the hearing aid users to be between 20 and 80 yr of age,
- the hearing aid users to have conductive or sensorineural hearing loss of mild to moderate degree (20-60 decibel Hearing Level pure-tone average measured across 500, 1000, and 2000 Hertz),
- the hearing aid users to have completed a hearing aid fitting at least 3 months before the study began (regardless of hearing aid manufacturer, model, or hearing aid outcomes),
- the hearing aid users to have a Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) score of >20 points (indicative of some residual self-reported hearing problems),
- the hearing aid users to provide informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- the hearing aid users who are not fulfilling the conditions to participate
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01837550). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.