The Performance-Perceptual Test as a Counseling Tool

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hearing Impairment

In brief

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 routine hearing tests, some hearing-related questionnaires and the new speech test. One group of participants receives the new form of counseling, the second group does not. Hearing aid satisfaction following 10 weeks hearing aid use is compared across the groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00126113

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

74

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-16

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mild-to-moderate symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss
• Current users of binaural hearing aids

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Portland — Portland, Oregon, United States

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