Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Program on Hearing Loss (Oyendo Bien)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hearing Loss
• Interventions: Behavioral: community health worker-audiologist communication education and support group

• Registration Number: NCT03255161
• Lead Sponsor: University of Arizona

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention to expand access to hearing health care among older adults facing health disparities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08-19
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-17
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-21
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-07
• Study Completion: 2020-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Minimum age: 50 years
• Audiometrically-confirmed hearing loss
• Availability of a communication partner to attend the program with the participant
• Be Spanish speaking and able to sign written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Immediate communication education and support group	community health worker-audiologist communication education and support group	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean frequency of communication strategy use as measured at eight weeks post baseline for each of a series of study-specific strategies taught in the intervention	8 weeks	Participants rate the frequency of use of each communication strategy on a five-point Likert scale. Communication strategies include such things as discussing hearing loss, talking face-to-face, and speaking slowly and clearly.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean number of hearing health actions taken and number of people who took each hearing health action at eight weeks post baseline	8 weeks	Questionnaire includes 7 possible actions for managing hearing health or accessing hearing health care services (discussed with family, discussed with doctor, discussed with specialist, had a hearing test, used an assistive device, used a hearing aid, used hearing protection).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mariposa Community Health Center; 🇺🇸 Nogales, Arizona, United States