This RCT will have two arms: A control group that receives the standard of care from audiologists and an experimental group that receives both the standard of care and the at-home use of the TELLYHealth intervention. Subjects in each group will complete questionnaires at enrollment, mid-study and at the end of the study.
HTM will develop the "TELLYHealth (tm) system" that will provide education on hearing aid use and maintenance. HTM will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to quantify the benefits of TELLYHealth to patients and audiologists including: reductions in hearing handicap, improved knowledge of hearing aid handling, use and communications strategies; and improved audiologist aftercare. The investigators will recruit 80 subjects (half in each group) and each subject will participate in the study for 8-12 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
52
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Clear Sound Audiology
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Potomac Audiology
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE)
Pre-post changes in the HHIE total scores
Time frame: 8-12 weeks
Communication Scale for Older Adults (CSOA)
Pre-post changes in the CSOA communication strategies \& attitudes scores
Time frame: 8-12 weeks
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