Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Evaluating an Audiology Text-Message Protocol to Support Hearing Aid Use in NHS Adult Audiology Patients

Lead Sponsor:

WSAUD A/S

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

University of Nottingham

Conditions:

Hearing Loss

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Over 18 million adults in the United Kingdom have significant hearing loss, linked to isolation, depression and comorbidities. Hearing aids are the main management option yet are frequently unused (\~...

Detailed Description

Over 18 million adults in the UK have significant hearing loss, with prevalence and severity increasing with age. Hearing loss is a leading global cause of disability, associated with social isolation...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • WP1: Pilot Feasibility Study (n=60, 30 per group intervention/control (treatment as usual)) Inclusion criteria
  • Aged ≥18 years (no upper age limit)
  • Prescribed their first NHS acoustic hearing aid(s) for the primary concern of hearing loss
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent
  • Not currently participating in similar research
  • Access to a mobile device (This is not required to be a smart phone device)
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Registered on a pre-existing Florence text-messaging protocol.
  • Unable to read/understand English
  • WP2: Nested Process Evaluation (minimum n=10 patients, n=2 clinicians) Inclusion criteria (patients)
  • Aged ≥18 years (no upper age limit)
  • Prescribed their first NHS acoustic hearing aid(s) for the primary concern of hearing loss
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent
  • Exclusion criteria (patients)
  • Registered on a pre-existing Florence text-messaging protocol.
  • Unable to read/understand English
  • Inclusion criteria (clinicians)
  • Aged ≥18 years (no upper age limit)
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent
  • Exclusion criteria (clinicians)
  • • Not meeting criteria for inclusion

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 30 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    70 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07146607

    Start Date

    September 30 2025

    End Date

    December 1 2026

    Last Update

    August 28 2025

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    QMC Ropewalk House

    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG1 5DU