The Baltimore HEARS Pilot Study

NCT02045511 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2018-08-22

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Summary

The primary purpose of the study is to develop and test the preliminary efficacy of a first-in-kind community-based intervention to provide affordable, accessible and effective hearing health care to low-income, minority older adults.

Conditions

  • Age-related Hearing Impairment 1
  • Personal Communication

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Baltimore HEARS

Tailored aural rehabilitation for participant and communication partner

DEVICE

Baltimore HEARS

Tailored fitting and programming of a personal sound amplifier. This will be accompanied by a component of aural rehabilitation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank Lin, MD, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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