Status:
COMPLETED
The Performance-Perceptual Test as a Counseling Tool
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Hearing Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a new test of ability to understand speech in noise and an associated counseling program can improve hearing aid satisfaction. Participants complete ro...
Detailed Description
Hearing aid dissatisfaction continues to be disappointingly high, even though hearing aid technology has improved dramatically over the last 10 years or so. Unfortunately, the results of most commonly...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mild-to-moderate symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss
- Current users of binaural hearing aids
Exclusion
- Conductive hearing impairment or other otological pathology
- A score less than age-based norms on the Mini Mental State Examination
- Asymmetrical hearing loss
- No prior use of hearing aids
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
74 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00126113
Start Date
August 1 2005
End Date
November 1 2008
Last Update
October 16 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Medical Center, Portland
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201