Automated Text Message Reminders to Promote Hearing Aid Adoption

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Hearing Loss

• Registration Number: NCT07170423
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

Many individuals with hearing loss do not receive adequate hearing healthcare. Only about 30 percent of people that are found to have hearing loss during a hearing test go on to use hearing aids. The investigators propose to test the use of text message reminders to educate patients with hearing loss, and to encourage them to get hearing aids. The study objective is to examine whether automated text-messaging reminders increase the use of hearing aids among patients with hearing loss, who are hearing aid candidates.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-12
• Study Start: 2025-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2027-11
• Study Completion: 2027-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

• English-speaking adult patients who have been recommended for hearing aids.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients will be excluded if they use hearing aids or cochlear implants.
• Patients without a valid cellphone number will be excluded.
• Patients with dementia will also be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Likelihood of obtaining hearing aids	This outcome data will be collected 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after enrollment.	Participants will be queried on whether they have obtained hearing aids since enrollment in the study. Participants who have not obtained hearing aids, will be asked to rate the likelihood that they would obtain hearing aids. Likelihood will be assessed on an 11-point visual analogue scale (VAS). Score range: 0 to 10 (0 = not likely, 10 = very likely). Participants who have already obtained hearing aids will be assigned a score of 10.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States