Use of Hearing Aids. Development and Implementation of a Counselling Program for Hearing Aid Users

NCT02233361 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2013/2/0252
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 280
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proportion of elderly people is expected to increase greatly within the next couple of decades, resulting in a proportional increase in the need for hearing rehabilitation. However, studies suggest that as many as 40% of hearing aids are never or seldom used. Thus, a major challenge for audiological rehabilitation is facilitating the use of fitted hearing aids. This study has four objectives; 1) to evaluate the effect of advanced notice of a follow-up appointment on hearing aid use, 2) to implement a specialized counselling program based on MI, 3) to identify barriers to hearing aid use, and 4) to objectively assess hearing aid use with datalogging technology.

Conditions

Presbyacusis

Keywords

Hearing rehabilitation; Elderly; Hearing aid use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The effect of follow-up appointments on hearing aid use

  The counseling utilize Motivational Interviewing (MI) to promote hearing aid use. Datalogging will be used to assess changes in hearing aid use.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Hearing aid use measured with datalogging technology

  When signed for the hearing aid and six month later

Other Outcomes (1)

• Factor Barriers to hearing aid use

  At the follow up appointment. Six month after the hearing aid was assigned for.

Study Arms (2)

Counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will be informed in advance of a follow-up appointment six month after they have received their hearing aid. They will know that support will be given and time-use of the hearing aid will be checked out. Counseling on hearing aid use will be given.

Behavioral: Counseling

Counselling

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive any information of a follow-up appointment. However, they will receive a notice on this after six month.

Interventions

Counseling BEHAVIORAL

A randomized controlled design will determine whether hearing aid users who are informed in advance of a follow-up appointment have a different pattern of hearing aid use than a control group that is not preinformed in advance.

Counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 65 + years old
• Subjective and objective need for hearing aids.

You may not qualify if:

• Not being able to communicate in Norwegian.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital: lead
• Stiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital

Oslo, 0456, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Presbycusis

Interventions

Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Hearing Loss; Hearing Disorders; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Jorunn Solheim, Ph.d.

  Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jorunn Solheim, Ph.d.

CONTACT

+47 23225429; jorunn.solheim@lds.no

Kari Kvaerner, Ph.d.

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 13, 2014
• First Posted: September 8, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2014
• Study Completion: March 1, 2015
• Last Updated: September 8, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-09

Locations

NO (1)