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Exploring Interventions for Glue Ear During Covid-19

NCT04427631 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

During the Coronavirus pandemic children's hearing services are closed or reduced and grommet operations are part of the lowest priority group. In the absence of management options, this research study aims to see if bone conduction headphones either paired (via bluetooth) to a microphone or an app will help children with a hearing loss during this period of waiting. The child's quality of life is measured with validated questionnaires The study is over 3 months, and delivered remotely, with the product being sent to the family home and support offered via telephone/ video consulattion.

Conditions

  • Hearing Impaired Children
  • Glue Ear
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive

Interventions

DEVICE

Bone conduction headphones

Children will be offered hearing support with bone conduction headphones that can either be paired to a microphone or to a tablet/ phone/ computer to help children to hear. The Hear Glue Ear app is available for free to provide speech and language enrichment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-22
Primary Completion
2021-01-01
Completion
2021-06-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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