Hearing Healthcare Assessment in Rural Communities
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Patient Navigation Program for Hearing Health Care.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset, Hearing Loss, Age-Related. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
Unsure about the terms? Read our patient guide →
Official title
Hearing Healthcare Assessment in Rural Communities (HHARC)
Overview
Adult hearing loss in is the third most common chronic health condition in the United States. Adults living in rural areas face a higher risk of experiencing hearing loss, and more difficulty receiving testing and treatment than adults in urban settings. The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test a community-based hearing healthcare patient navigation program in rural Kentucky. The main question this study aims to answer is: -Can the number of rural adults receiving diagnostic hearing tests be increased?
Detailed description
Investigators will pilot test the rural hearing health care patient navigation program (N=500 patients from 10 rural clinics). The program will be evaluated with the following outcome: number of participants obtaining a diagnostic audiogram within past 12 months after enrollment among rural adults
Interventions
- Behavioral Patient Navigation Program for Hearing Health Care
Patients presenting for routine office visits will be invited to participate in the study and informed consent procedures and study enrollment will be conducted by a research assistant. Participants will then undergo baseline assessment. Following baseline measures, participants who screen positive for hearing loss will be contacted by the Patient Navigator (PN) to begin the intervention. The navigator will contact participants every 2 weeks to focus on addressing key aspects of Hearing Health C
Primary outcome measures
- Number of Participants Receiving a Diagnostic Audiogram After Enrollment [Time frame: From Enrollment to Study Completion at 12 Months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 years or older
- Able to speak, understand, and read English.
- Patient of a participating primary care clinic
Exclusion criteria
-Under 18
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
United States · 9 centers
- One Cross Medical Clinic — Campbellsville
- United Clinics of Kentuck — Campton
- Blount Rural Health Center — Elkton
- North Fork Valley Community Health — Hazard
- Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky — Hazard
- Estill Medical Clinic — Irvine
- Juniper Health — Jackson
- United Clinics of Kentucky — Jackson
- … and 1 more center
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05786794 · 65361 · R33DC019602