Evaluation of Hearing Protection Fit Testing Program
1 other identifier
interventional
200
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The specific aim of this research is to evaluate the performance, effectiveness, and long-term training benefits of a formal hearing protection fit testing program. This study may provide preliminary evidence on the benefits of direct education/training combined with a formal hearing protection device (HPD) fit testing on HPD fittings on United States Air Force (USAF) employees. Currently, Public Health provides informal, subjective training to employees; this practice may be altered by the results of this study.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 9, 2014
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 10, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2015
CompletedApril 10, 2014
April 1, 2014
1.6 years
January 9, 2014
April 7, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Degree of earplug fit for participants in the Air Force Hearing Conservation Program as a measure of education and personnal attenuation rating.
The experimental group will show an increase, larger than the control group, in the amount of personal attenuation rating measurement shown by the software program as a result of software intervention used before and after education at the initial and follow-up visits.
6 mos after intial subject visit
Study Arms (2)
Software intervention and education
EXPERIMENTALThis group will receive software intervention and education before and after receiving one-on-one education, thus showing if benefit or effect occurs simply due to having the software input before receiving education.
Education only
ACTIVE COMPARATORThis group will not receive software intervention prior to and after one-on-one education, only afterwards.
Interventions
Personal attenuation rating measurements will be taken before and after educating the patient using software program
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Subjects must be enrolled in the hearing conservation program, and can be civilian or active duty/uniformed. Subjects must be currently using some form of in-the-ear hearing protection device on a regular basis and have ear canals free of cerumen, infection, or any other obstruction.
You may not qualify if:
- Not enrolled in the hearing conservation program. Not using in-the-ear hearing protection device on a regular basis. Ear canals containing cerumen, infection, or other obstructions.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Elemendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, United States
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio, 45433, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Quintin A Hecht, Au.D.
United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Hearing Conservation Program Manager, Doctor of Audiology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 9, 2014
First Posted
April 10, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2014
Primary Completion
October 1, 2015
Last Updated
April 10, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-04