Automated Text Message Reminders to Promote Hearing Aid Adoption

NCT07170423 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 82494
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 190
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Many individuals with hearing loss do not receive adequate hearing healthcare. Only about 30 percent of people that are found to have hearing loss during a hearing test go on to use hearing aids. The investigators propose to test the use of text message reminders to educate patients with hearing loss, and to encourage them to get hearing aids. The study objective is to examine whether automated text-messaging reminders increase the use of hearing aids among patients with hearing loss, who are hearing aid candidates.

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Keywords

hearing loss; hearing aid; text message; patient reminders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Likelihood of obtaining hearing aids

  Participants will be queried on whether they have obtained hearing aids since enrollment in the study. Participants who have not obtained hearing aids, will be asked to rate the likelihood that they would obtain hearing aids. Likelihood will be assessed on an 11-point visual analogue scale (VAS). Score range: 0 to 10 (0 = not likely, 10 = very likely). Participants who have already obtained hearing aids will be assigned a score of 10.

  This outcome data will be collected 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after enrollment.

Study Arms (2)

Automated Text Message Reminder

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervention group will receive automated text messages instructing them to obtain hearing aids. The messages will also include basic information on the prevalence and negative effects of hearing loss.

Behavioral: Automated text message reminder

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Automated text message reminder BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the intervention group will receive automated text messages instructing them to obtain hearing aids. The messages will also include basic information on the prevalence and negative effects of hearing loss.

Automated Text Message Reminder

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• English-speaking adult patients who have been recommended for hearing aids.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients will be excluded if they use hearing aids or cochlear implants.
• Patients without a valid cellphone number will be excluded.
• Patients with dementia will also be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2025
• First Posted: September 12, 2025
• Study Start: November 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2027
• Last Updated: September 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)