Effects of the Swedish Internet-based Individualised Active Communication Education (I-ACE) in FTU

Horselvarden Region Ostergotland

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hearing Impairment

Treatments

Behavioral: Individualised Active Communication Education (I-ACE)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05815667

IAK RCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hearing impairment affects the ability to communicate, which can adversely affect both mental and physical health. The most common used rehabilitation method in hearing impairment is hearing aid fitting. Even with optimally fitted hearing aids, many struggle to hear in situations with difficult listening conditions. Active Communication Education (ACE) is an interactive group rehabilitation programme aiming to help those with hearing loss communicate more effectively using communication strategies to cope better in everyday life. An Individualised Active Communication Education (I-ACE) distributed digitally could enable those unable to get to the hearing care facility, or don't want to join the group sessions to benefit from the programme.

This project aims to investigate the effects of the swedish digital version of the I-ACE in first time hearing aid users.

Enrollment

63 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adults >20 years old who have been fitted with hearing aids for the first time (first time users) 6 - 12 months prior.
Computer experience and access to computer, tablet and/or smartphone with internet access.
Access to BankID or equivalent.

Exclusion criteria