Hearing Healthcare Assessment in Rural Communities (HHARC)
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Adult hearing loss in is the third most common chronic health condition in the United States. Adults living in rural areas face a higher risk of experiencing hearing loss, and more difficulty receiving testing and treatment than adults in urban settings. The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test a community-based hearing healthcare patient navigation program in rural Kentucky. The main question this study aims to answer is: -Can the number of rural adults receiving diagnostic hearing tests be increased?
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age 18 years or older
• Able to speak, understand, and read English.
• Patient of a participating primary care clinic
Locations
United States
Kentucky
University of Kentucky Department of Otolaryngology
RECRUITING
Lexington
Contact Information
Primary
Matthew L Bush, M.D.
matthew.bush@uky.edu
859-218-2167
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 500
Treatments
Experimental: Rural Clinic Hearing Healthcare Patient Navigation Program
This arm will involve pilot testing of the Patient Navigation Program with adults in rural primary care clinics
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Leads: Matthew Bush, MD