Status:
COMPLETED
Applying the Use of Motivational Tools to Auditory Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of helping first-time hearing-aid users get the most out of their hearing aids and determine if one method is better than the other. One meth...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- be aged between 20 and 89 years
- be a first-time hearing-aid user
- air-conduction pure-tone averages (mean thresholds at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz) of 70 dB HL or less in both ears
- word-recognition scores of 40% or better in each ear
- English as their first language
- have sufficient vision and reading ability
- have the appropriate cognitive skills to participate in the study as determined by the Mini Mental State Exam, 2nd Edition - Brief Version (Folstein et al., 2010)
- have been fit by the VA Portland Health Care System Audiology and Speech Pathology Service (ASPS) with two hearing aids which have datalogging capabilities
- be independent in their completion of activities in daily living, as determined by their score on the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz et al., 1970)
- have poor adoption of their hearing aids
- be free of a documented diagnosis in the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) record of neurological or psychological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, or uncontrolled substance abuse, which would interfere with the completion of the study. Vulnerable populations are not being studied.
Exclusion
- Failure to satisfy any of the requirements listed as inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01843777
Start Date
November 1 2013
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
October 7 2016
Active Locations (1)
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VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239