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Personal Amplifier for Hearing Loss (HearVA-ED Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Joshua Chodosh, MD MSHS
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3-5 days after initial ed stay
Awards & highlights

HearVA-ED Trial Summary

This trial will test whether providing personal amplifiers to Veteran ED patients who self-report hearing difficulty is acceptable to these patients, can improve their hearing, enhance understanding of discharge instructions, and can reduce the risk of coming back to the ED.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Veterans with hearing difficulties who can consent to research, speak English or Spanish, and have a medium to low emergency severity index. It's not for those with high acuity emergencies, cochlear implants, or minimal hearing issues as per the Hearing Handicap Inventory-Screen.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if personal amplifiers help Veteran patients in emergency departments hear better and understand discharge instructions more clearly, potentially reducing quick return visits. The program's feasibility when run by ED staff will also be assessed.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves non-invasive interventions like personal amplifiers rather than medications or surgeries, significant side effects are not anticipated.

HearVA-ED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3-5 days after initial ed stay
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3-5 days after initial ed stay for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
ED 3-day Readmissions
Secondary outcome measures
ED 30-day Readmissions
Patient-Rated Quality of Hearing, Understanding, and Communication With Providers During ED Stay
Patient-Rated Quality of Post-Discharge Care
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HearVA-ED Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Intervention: Personal AmplifierExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Consenting participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group while receiving care in the emergency department
Group II: Control: No Personal AmplifierExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Consenting participants will be randomly assigned to the control group while receiving care in the emergency department

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,609 Previous Clinical Trials
3,305,403 Total Patients Enrolled
15 Trials studying Hearing Loss
1,998 Patients Enrolled for Hearing Loss
New York University Grossman School of MedicineUNKNOWN
NYU Langone HealthOTHER
1,368 Previous Clinical Trials
838,676 Total Patients Enrolled
14 Trials studying Hearing Loss
501 Patients Enrolled for Hearing Loss

Media Library

Personal Amplifier Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05028972 — N/A
Hearing Loss Research Study Groups: Control: No Personal Amplifier, Intervention: Personal Amplifier
Hearing Loss Clinical Trial 2023: Personal Amplifier Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05028972 — N/A
Personal Amplifier 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05028972 — N/A
Hearing Loss Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT05028972 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there multiple locations in the city currently administering this research protocol?

"Currently, this clinical trial is enrolling patients in 6 hospitals; Syracuse, Durham and the Bronx being some of them. To reduce any travel burdens associated with enrolment, it would be best to select a hospital located closest to you."

Answered by AI

How many participants are currently being admitted to this research trial?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this research project is actively looking for participants in their experiment; it was first posted on December 8th 2021 and last updated on the 10th of December 2021. The trial requires 1050 patients from 6 different sites."

Answered by AI

Are there still vacant spots for participants in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this medical experiment, first posted on December 8th 2021, is presently in search of participants. This trial requires 1050 people to be recruited from 6 different locations."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Other
Texas
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
What site did they apply to?
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I thought if something could help me with the ringing in my ears that would be great.
PatientReceived no prior treatments

How responsive is this trial?

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments
2021. "Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05028972.
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