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Educational Program for Hearing Aid Users With Internet Support

NCT01837550 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2016-04-25

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the short-term effects of complementing an educational program for hearing aid users with Internet support.

Conditions

  • Hearing Impaired

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention group

The intervention group followed a five-week program that consisted of reading material, home training assignments, online and telephone interaction with an audiologist, and participation in a discussion forum.

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

The control group only had access to reading material.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sodra Alvsborgs Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerhard Andersson, Professor · Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Technical Audiology, Linkoping University, Sweden; Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Swedish Institute.

  • Thomas Lunner, Professor · Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Technical Audiology, Linkoping University, Sweden; Oticon A/S, Research Centre Eriksholm, Snekkersten, Denmark.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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