HEARS Maryland: Extending Capacity for Affordable, Accessible Hearing Care Through Older Adult Peer Mentorship

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Conditions studied: Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment, Age Related Hearing Loss, Age-related Hearing Impairment

In brief

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a Community Health Worker (CHW) delivered hearing loss intervention program (HEARS) for older adults in Maryland in collaboration with community organizations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07699146

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

300

Starts

2026-11-30

Expected to finish

2029-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-29

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 (Audiometric pure tone averages [0.5-2kHz] in better ear >25 dB)

You may not qualify if…

• Current self-reported use of hearing aid or amplification device
• Medical contraindication to use hearing aids (e.g. draining ears)

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