Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
ConditionHearing Loss, Sensorineural
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorUniversity of Arkansas
About this trial
This goal of this study is to learn if a new audiology treatment process called the self-efficacy-based auditory rehabilitation (SEBAR) can improve confidence and success with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Can the SEBAR improve participants' confidence related to managing their over-the-counter hearing aids? * Can the SEBAR improve participants' willingness to adopt over-the-counter hearing aids, their satisfaction, quality of life, and their emotional state? Researchers will compare these outcomes of the SEBAR with and without wearing OTC hearing aids.
Participants will:
* Visit for one appointment to complete a few questionnaires without OTC hearing aids * Wear a pair of ITC hearing aids for a week and use an app to answer questions about their experiences * Visit for a second appointment to complete the same questionnaires with OTC hearing aids.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Between 18 - 85 years old
Non-fluctuating, adult-onset, bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (average hearing thresholds for 500-3000Hz between 25- and 60-dB HL and no more than 10 dB difference between ears).
No previous experience with hearing aids
English as their first language with good self-reported health
Disqualifiers
Any reported history of outer or middle ear pathologies • No participants will be excluded based on their gender, race/ethnicity.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- hearing aids
Treatment groups
27 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov