Evaluation of Hearing Protection Fit Testing Program

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hearing Loss

In brief

The specific aim of this research is to evaluate the performance, effectiveness, and long-term training benefits of a formal hearing protection fit testing program. This study may provide preliminary evidence on the benefits of direct education/training combined with a formal hearing protection device (HPD) fit testing on HPD fittings on United States Air Force (USAF) employees. Currently, Public Health provides informal, subjective training to employees; this practice may be altered by the results of this study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02109757

Run by

United States Air Force

People needed

200

Starts

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must be enrolled in the hearing conservation program, and can be civilian or active duty/uniformed. Subjects must be currently using some form of in-the-ear hearing protection device on a regular basis and have ear canals free of cerumen, infection, or any other obstruction.

You may not qualify if…

• Not enrolled in the hearing conservation program. Not using in-the-ear hearing protection device on a regular basis. Ear canals containing cerumen, infection, or other obstructions.

Where it is running

• Elmendorf Air Force Base — Elemendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, United States (enrolling)
• Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Dayton, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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