Hearing Healthcare Assessment in Rural Communities (HHARC)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (9) locations...
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
One Cross Medical Clinic
RECRUITING
Campbellsville
United Clinics of Kentuck
RECRUITING
Campton
Blount Rural Health Center
RECRUITING
Elkton
North Fork Valley Community Health
RECRUITING
Hazard
Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky
RECRUITING
Hazard
Estill Medical Clinic
RECRUITING
Irvine
Juniper Health
RECRUITING
Jackson
United Clinics of Kentucky
RECRUITING
Jackson
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