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Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Led by University of Arkansas · Updated on 2025-12-24
27
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
65 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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
You will not qualify if you...
- Any reported history of outer or middle ear pathologies
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Audiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72204
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lipika Sarangi, Doctor of Philosophy
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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