Internet Auditory Rehabilitation: Innovative Follow-up to Adult Hearing Screening.

University of Louisville1 site in 1 country31 target enrollmentAugust 17, 2021

ConditionsHearing Loss

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Hearing Loss
Sponsor: University of Louisville
Enrollment: 31
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Audiologist visit
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if a newly developed program called "I Manage my hearing loss" (iManage) will increase the number of individuals who visit an audiologist after failing a hearing screening. The iManage program will educate individuals about hearing loss, demonstrate that hearing problems are important, demonstrate that support from family and friends is important and help participants identify the benefits and concerns related to seeking help for hearing loss.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 17, 2021

End Date

December 30, 2023

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Louisville

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Laura N. Galloway

Lecturer

University of Louisville

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Subject must fail a hearing screening (any threshold \>34 decibels hearing level at 2000 or 3000 Hertz in either ear) or show equivalent or greater degree of hearing loss on most recent audiogram.
•Free of obvious outer or middle ear disease (as measured by otoscopy)
•Between the ages of 45 and 85
•Pass a health literacy screening
•Pass a thinking skills screening

Exclusion Criteria

•Experience seeing an audiologist for a hearing evaluation or management
•Experience using a hearing aid

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Audiologist visit

Time Frame: 6 months following the failed hearing screening

The percentage of individuals who visit an audiologist for a comprehensive hearing evaluation.

Secondary Outcomes

Change on the Health Belief Questionnaire, a survey that measures attitudes about the 6 constructs of the Health Belief Model as related to seeking hearing healthcare(Baseline (within one week of screening) and 6 months post baseline)
Change on the Readiness for Change Questionnaire, a single-item questionnaire that attempts to place the participant on a continuum regarding readiness for hearing healthcare as outline by the Transtheoretical Model.(Baseline, 4 weeks post baseline, and 6 months post baseline)
Total score on the Hearing Loss Support Scale, a questionnaire that measures self-perceived informational and emotional support from family, peers, and healthcare providers about managing hearing loss.(Baseline, and 6 months post baseline)