Improving Access and Affordability of Adult Hearing Healthcare
ConditionHearing Loss
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
About this trial
This project will address quality of care issues associated with hearing loss in adults who have mild-to-moderate hearing loss and who have no access to hearing healthcare. Through the use of three different interventions involving over-the-counter hearing aids, it will lead to options that will increase access and affordability of hearing healthcare for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Mild-to-moderate hearing loss
Live in West Central or South Alabama
40 years of age or older
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Hearing Evaluation
- Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid (OTC HA) Fitting and Orientation
- Four Weeks of Aural Rehabilitation
- Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Treatment groups
210 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov