The Baltimore HEARS Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Age-related Hearing Impairment 1, Personal Communication

In brief

The primary purpose of the study is to develop and test the preliminary efficacy of a first-in-kind community-based intervention to provide affordable, accessible and effective hearing health care to low-income, minority older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02045511

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

15

Starts

2014-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-22

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 60 years or older
• English-speaking
• Aural-oral verbal communication as primary communication modality
• Post-lingual hearing loss
• Does not currently use a hearing amplification device or hearing aid
• Signed informed consent to participate in baseline, 1 month, and 3 month assessments
• Have a communication partner able to accompany them to all study-related appointments

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals who do not fulfill inclusion criteria
• Score ≤ 25 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Where it is running

• Weinberg Senior Living Communities — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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