Internet-based Pre-fitting Counseling of Persons With Hearing Impairment

Thomas Lunner

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disability Evaluation

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-based counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01611129

FAS-IT-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of 'patient journey' model in internet-based counseling of a person with hearing impairment is a feasible approach in management of emotional and social consequences, anxiety and depression, readiness to change and acceptance of hearing loss.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages over 18 years old
• Have symptoms of hearing difficulty
• Access to internet

Exclusion criteria

• HHQ results too low (i.e., below 20),
• Participants using hearing aids
• Those with additional disabilities (e.g., visual impairment, learning disability, dementia, and so on) which may affect individuals' ability to participate in an internet-based program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

reading about hearing loss and its management

Active Comparator group

Description:

General self-reading reading about hearing loss and its management This would run for 30 days and the participants have to manage their own time.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based counseling

Internet-based counseling

Experimental group

Description:

This would involve 4 stages of designated internet sessions and additional tasks which the patients can complete in their own time. This programme should be completed within 30 days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based counseling