Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research and Solutions for Korean Americans

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Age-related Hearing Impairment; Personal Communication; Hearing Impairment; Hearing Loss; Community-dwelling Seniors; Korean

• Registration Number: NCT06803394
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to test the effect of a community-delivered, affordable, and accessible hearing care intervention on improving communication function and health-related quality of life among older Korean Americans (KA) and the older Korean American's care partners that integrates a low-cost over-the-counter amplification device and hearing rehabilitation in comparison to a 6-month delayed treatment group through a cluster randomized controlled study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-31
• Study Start: 2025-02-09
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-07
• Primary Completion: 2028-02-01
• Study Completion: 2028-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S) score	Baseline, 6 months post-intervention (Immediate Group). 6 months post-baseline (Delayed Group)	Score range 0-40. 0-8 suggests no hearing handicap 10-24 suggests mild-moderate hearing handicap 26-40 suggests significant hearing handicap.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Third Party Disability as assessed by the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR)	Baseline, 6 months post-intervention (Immediate Group). 6 months post-baseline (Delayed Group)	Third-party disability will be measured in communication partners using the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR). Score range 0-104, with higher score more disability.
Relationship Quality as assessed by the Mutuality Scale	Baseline, 6 months post-intervention (Immediate Group). 6 months post-baseline (Delayed Group)	Relationship quality will be measured using the Mutuality Scale among participants and communication partners. Score range 0-60, with higher score better relationship quality.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing; 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States