Follow-up of the study: Hearing Evaluation of people with Intellectual Disabilities

Follow-up of the study: Hearing Evaluation of people with Intellectual Disabilities - HEID-study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035206

Enrollment

110

Registered

2024-10-04

Start date

2024-10-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

H90 H91 F70 F71 F72 F78 F79

Interventions

Group 1: 115 people over the age of 18 with intellectual disabilities undergo audiometric testing in a recognised workshop (workshop for people with intellectual disabilities).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults with intellectual disability who are occupied at the workshop Constantin-Bewatt in Bochum

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of cooperation; conditions that would place the participant or examiner under risk of injury

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Validity of a low-threshold test battery of audiological examination procedures as a screening for the hearing ability of adults with intellectual disabilities in their living environment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Prevalence of hearing impairment in adults with intellectual disabilities within the study population - ratio of inadequately supplied hearing disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities within the study population - specificity and sensitivity of a screening conducted in the living environment of the study participants compared to its conduction in ideally controlled audiometric conditions	—

Measure

Time frame

- Prevalence of hearing impairment in adults with intellectual disabilities within the study population - ratio of inadequately supplied hearing disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities within the study population - specificity and sensitivity of a screening conducted in the living environment of the study participants compared to its conduction in ideally controlled audiometric conditions

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatrin Neumann

Klinik für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster

Katrin.Neumann@uni-muenster.de+49 251 83 568 59

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026