Status:
UNKNOWN
Hearing Impairment, Cognitive Therapy and Coping
Lead Sponsor:
Oslo University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
National Centre for Hearing Impairment and Mental Health
Conditions:
Hearing Loss
Tinnitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
A randomized controlled study with hearing impaired workers, who have voluntarily signed up for an 8 session cognitive therapy (CBT) course The CBT intervention will be compared to a waiting list cont...
Detailed Description
Although the relationship between hearing loss and mental distress is not linear, it is known that hearing impaired individuals have increased vulnerability for development of symptoms of distress and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible participants need to be within the age range of 18-70 years, contain some formal employment and be able to document a mean, bilateral hearing loss of at least 40 dB.
- Eligible participants need to have a HAD score of 7 or beyond
Exclusion
- Individuals without a clear vocational status (for instance on permanent/temporarily sick leave) and a mean bilateral hearing loss beneath 40 dB.
- Individuals with a HAD score beneath 8 are excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01206829
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
June 14 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Norwegian Centre for Hearing Impairment and Mental Health Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway, Norway, 0424