A Self-management Intervention for Adult Patients With Hearing Difficulties to Promote Hearing Aid Use and Benefit

University of Manchester

Status: Completed

Conditions: All Materials; Written Info and Planning on Hearing Aid Use; Written Information; Written Info and Hearing Aid Reminder

Treatments: Other: iv) all materials; Other: ii) the reminder; Other: ii) written behavioural plan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03742609

234737

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to test I-PLAN as a self-management tool to promote hearing aid use and benefit (measured by self-reported questionnaires and hearing aid data-logging) among new adult hearing aid patients via a randomised controlled trial compared to treatment as usual. We hypothesized that the I-PLAN will increase hearing aid use and reduce self-reported hearing difficulty via promoting hearing aid use habits and self-regulation with respect to hearing aid use.

Full description

The aim of the present study is to test I-PLAN, an intervention designed to promote hearing aid use among adult hearing aid patients, for the first time. I-PLAN is the first intervention in audiology that has been developed using the behaviour change wheel. It consists of three components; i) provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing aid, ii) the provision of a physical prompt for the purpose of prompting or cueing the behavior (hearing aid use) development, and iii) creation of a written behavioural plan for hearing aid use.

Enrollment: 240 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 18 years old or above
2. Have never used a hearing aid before
3. Have good understanding of English
4. have sufficient mental capacity to provide informal consent based on audiologist's opinion

Exclusion criteria

1. Have inability to complete the questionnaires due to age-related problems (for example; dementia) based on audiologist's opinion
2. presence of medical contraindications for hearing aids as described by the British Academy of Audiology (BAA, 2007)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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240 participants in 4 patient groups

Information only

No Intervention group

Description:

provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing. For example using a hearing aid will improve ability to hear others.

Physical reminder only

Active Comparator group

Description:

provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing and physical reminder to use a hearing aid. For example, a hearing aid box as a physical reminder to use the hearing aids.

Treatment:

Other: ii) the reminder

Behaviour Plan only

Active Comparator group

Description:

provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing and creation of behaviour plan to use a hearing aid. For example, when and where to use the hearing aids.

Treatment:

Other: ii) written behavioural plan

Info, Reminder and Plan

Experimental group

Description:

provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing, physical reminder and creation of behaviour plan to use a hearing aid

Treatment:

Other: iv) all materials