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Assessment of the "Active Communication Education" Program for Audiological Rehabilitation in Patients With Hearing Loss Users of Hearing Aids

University of Chile1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 180 人开始时间: 2012年10月1日最近更新:
适应症
干预措施

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
180
试验地点
1
主要终点
Adherence to the use of hearing aids in elderly population with hearing loss

研究概览

简要总结

  • Introduction: Hearing loss is a prevalent condition in elderly population. However, the low adherence to hearing aids is a fact, with an estimation of use of 50 per cent. In 2007 there was designed a rehabilitation program called ACE, which aims to improve rehabilitation directed to hearing aids users. The study hypothesis is that a counseling program will improve adherence to hearing aids in elderly population.
  • Objective: To evaluate the utility of a standardized counselling program in patients with hearing loss.
  • Material and Methods: A before/after trial will be carried out, approved by the Hospital ethics - committee. Patients with 65 years and older with hearing loss diagnosed by pure tone audiometry will be included. To assess adherence we will use the IOI-HA scale.

详细描述

  • Introduction: Hearing loss is a prevalent condition in elderly population. However, the low adherence to hearing aids is a fact, with an estimation of use of 50 per cent. In Chile, hearing aids are provided by the State for elderly population. In 2007 there was designed a rehabilitation program called Active Communication Education (ACE), that is a semistructured rehabilitation program for people with hearing loss, which aims to improve rehabilitation of hearing aids users by a strategy based on problem solution.
  • The study hypothesis is that a counseling program will improve adherence to hearing aids in elderly population.
  • Objective: To evaluate the utility of a standardized counseling program in patients with hearing loss.
  • Material and Methods: A before/after clinical trial will be carried out, approved by the Hospital ethics - committee. Patients with 65 years and older diagnosed by pure tone audiometry who are beneficiaries of the Public GES hearing loss programme and receive a hearing aid will be included. The subjects will be randomized in two branches: Active branch, subject to the rehabilitation program; and passive branch, which was control, with usual management (no intervention). To assess adherence we will use the IOI-HA scale.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Non Randomized
干预模型
Single Group
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
65 Years 至 —(Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者
否

入选标准

  • •Bilateral hearing loss equal or higher than 40 decibels
  • •Age 65 years old or more
  • •Agree to be included in the study
  • •Have a relative to go to the intervention with the subject

排除标准

  • •Severe organic brain impairment
  • •Physical or mental incapacity to understand the study questionnaires
  • •Structural pathology of the ear that produces hearing loss as chronic otitis media, ear canal tumor, or tumor of the cerebellopontine angle

研究组 & 干预措施

Program counseling

Active Comparator

Active branch, subject to the rehabilitation program

干预措施: Active Communication Education Program (Behavioral)

No counseling

Placebo Comparator

Passive branch, which was control, with usual management (no intervention).

干预措施: Control (Other)

结局指标

主要结局

Adherence to the use of hearing aids in elderly population with hearing loss

时间窗: One year

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

发起方
University of Chile
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Felipe Cardemil

Otolaryngology department, University of Chile

University of Chile

研究点 (1)

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