A study on the effectiveness of a support programme (SUPR) for adult hearing aid users

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: To improve hearing-impaired individuals' communication and personal adjustment to their disability, more than hearing aid fitting alone is needed; Ear, Nose and Throat

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77340339
• Lead Sponsor: VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28634259 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32960175/ (added 23/09/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-27
• Study Completion: 2018-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 5 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 343

Inclusion Criteria

1. Are at least 50 years old
2. Are open to the possibility to take up a new hearing aid on one or both ears (at the time of the preparation appointment at the hearing aid dispenser)
3. Purchase a new hearing aid on one or both ears (after the two-month trial period)
4. Have sufficient understanding of the Dutch language (speaking, writing, reading)
5. Have access to a personal computer (desktop, laptop, palmtop, iPad/tablet, smartphone) with an internet connection for the total duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria

Hearing aid dispenser clients who:
1. Also receive care at a specialized Audiological Clinic, since this mostly involves people with complex hearing disabilities. This care may overlap and/or interfere with that of the support programme
2. Receive a hearing aid primarily to suppress tinnitus complaints. For these individuals the focus of the rehabilitation is not on restoring communication per se and as such, they are not part of the target group

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified