A Self-management Intervention for Adult Patients With Hearing Difficulties to Promote Hearing Aid Use and Benefit

A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Self-management Intervention for Adult Patients With Hearing Difficulties to Promote Hearing Aid Use and Benefit.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03742609

Enrollment

240

Registered

2018-11-15

Start date

2018-01-29

Completion date

2018-12-30

Last updated

2019-07-30

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Conditions

All Materials, Written Info and Hearing Aid Reminder, Written Info and Planning on Hearing Aid Use, Written Information

Brief summary

The aim of the present study is to test I-PLAN as a self-management tool to promote hearing aid use and benefit (measured by self-reported questionnaires and hearing aid data-logging) among new adult hearing aid patients via a randomised controlled trial compared to treatment as usual. We hypothesized that the I-PLAN will increase hearing aid use and reduce self-reported hearing difficulty via promoting hearing aid use habits and self-regulation with respect to hearing aid use.

Detailed description

The aim of the present study is to test I-PLAN, an intervention designed to promote hearing aid use among adult hearing aid patients, for the first time. I-PLAN is the first intervention in audiology that has been developed using the behaviour change wheel. It consists of three components; i) provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing aid, ii) the provision of a physical prompt for the purpose of prompting or cueing the behavior (hearing aid use) development, and iii) creation of a written behavioural plan for hearing aid use.

Interventions

OTHERii) the reminder

Participants assigned to the prompt group were received instruction to use their hearing aid box as a physical prompt to remind participants to use their hearing aid(s)

OTHERii) written behavioural plan

Participants assigned to this group were received instruction to create at least one written plan for hearing aid use. Specifically, participants were asked to plan where and when to use their hearing aid(s).

OTHERiv) all materials

i) provision of written information regarding consequences of using a hearing aid and not using a hearing aid, ii) the provision of a physical prompt for the purpose of prompting or cueing the behavior (hearing aid use) development, and iii) creation of a written behavioural plan for hearing aid use.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 18 years old or above 2. Have never used a hearing aid before 3. Have good understanding of English 4. have sufficient mental capacity to provide informal consent based on audiologist's opinion

Exclusion criteria

1. Have inability to complete the questionnaires due to age-related problems (for example; dementia) based on audiologist's opinion 2. presence of medical contraindications for hearing aids as described by the British Academy of Audiology (BAA, 2007)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hearing aid use	6-weeks	Self-reported hearing aid use

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026