Educational Program for Hearing Aid Users With Internet Support
NCT ID: NCT01837550
Last Updated: 2016-04-25
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
74 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-04-30
2014-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an internet-based aural rehabilitation for hearing aid users from a clinical population.
Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. The intervention group followed a five-week program that consisted of reading material, home training assignments, online and telephone interaction with an audiologist, and participation in a discussion forum. The control group only had access to reading material.
The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Communication Strategies Scale (CSS) were used to measure the outcomes of this study; and were recorded before and directly after the intervention as well as 6 months post-intervention.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control group
no professional support
Intervention group
The intervention group followed a five-week program that consisted of reading material, home training assignments, online and telephone interaction with an audiologist, and participation in a discussion forum.
Intervention group
Professional support via Internet
Control group
The control group only had access to reading material.
Interventions
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Intervention group
The intervention group followed a five-week program that consisted of reading material, home training assignments, online and telephone interaction with an audiologist, and participation in a discussion forum.
Control group
The control group only had access to reading material.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* the hearing aid users to have conductive or sensorineural hearing loss of mild to moderate degree (20-60 decibel Hearing Level pure-tone average measured across 500, 1000, and 2000 Hertz),
* the hearing aid users to have completed a hearing aid fitting at least 3 months before the study began (regardless of hearing aid manufacturer, model, or hearing aid outcomes),
* the hearing aid users to have a Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) score of \>20 points (indicative of some residual self-reported hearing problems),
* the hearing aid users to provide informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
20 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sodra Alvsborgs Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Milijana Malmberg
PhD student, Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Gerhard Andersson, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Technical Audiology, Linkoping University, Sweden; Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Swedish Institute.
Thomas Lunner, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Technical Audiology, Linkoping University, Sweden; Oticon A/S, Research Centre Eriksholm, Snekkersten, Denmark.
Locations
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Hearing Clinic, Hearing Organization
Borås, Vastra Gotalandsregion, Sweden
Countries
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References
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Malmberg M, Lunner T, Kahari K, Andersson G. Evaluating the short-term and long-term effects of an internet-based aural rehabilitation programme for hearing aid users in general clinical practice: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 6;7(5):e013047. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013047.
Other Identifiers
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HörNet VGR
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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