Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Program on Hearing Loss (Oyendo Bien)

University of Arizona

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hearing Loss

Treatments: Behavioral: community health worker-audiologist communication education and support group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03255161

UArizona1

R33DC013681 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention to expand access to hearing health care among older adults facing health disparities.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Minimum age: 50 years
• Audiometrically-confirmed hearing loss
• Availability of a communication partner to attend the program with the participant
• Be Spanish speaking and able to sign written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate communication education and support group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: community health worker-audiologist communication education and support group

Waitlist

No Intervention group