Effects of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users

Region Skane

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Hearing Disorders; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Ear Diseases; Hearing Loss; Hearing Disability; Hearing Impairment; Sensation Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users; Behavioral: Hearing rehabilitation according to common practice.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06051968

2023-01633-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to test a online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users. The main questions it aims to answer are short- and long-term effects on the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss that the participants experience, use of communications strategies, experienced listening in complex sound environments and perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with hearing aids.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults > 20 years of age that are eligible for hearing aids
• Access to a computer, tablet and/or smartphone with internet
• Access to a Swedish BankID or equivalent

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to read and understand Swedish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants get hearing rehabilitation according to common practice and the online hearing support.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants get hearing rehabilitation according to common practice.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hearing rehabilitation according to common practice.