Automated Text Message Reminders to Promote Hearing Aid Adoption

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07170423

Enrollment

190

Registered

2025-09-12

Start date

2025-11-30

Completion date

2027-11-30

Last updated

2025-09-12

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Conditions

Hearing Loss

Keywords

hearing loss, hearing aid, text message, patient reminders

Brief summary

Many individuals with hearing loss do not receive adequate hearing healthcare. Only about 30 percent of people that are found to have hearing loss during a hearing test go on to use hearing aids. The investigators propose to test the use of text message reminders to educate patients with hearing loss, and to encourage them to get hearing aids. The study objective is to examine whether automated text-messaging reminders increase the use of hearing aids among patients with hearing loss, who are hearing aid candidates.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAutomated text message reminder

Participants in the intervention group will receive automated text messages instructing them to obtain hearing aids. The messages will also include basic information on the prevalence and negative effects of hearing loss.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* English-speaking adult patients who have been recommended for hearing aids.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients will be excluded if they use hearing aids or cochlear implants. * Patients without a valid cellphone number will be excluded. * Patients with dementia will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Likelihood of obtaining hearing aids	This outcome data will be collected 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after enrollment.	Participants will be queried on whether they have obtained hearing aids since enrollment in the study. Participants who have not obtained hearing aids, will be asked to rate the likelihood that they would obtain hearing aids. Likelihood will be assessed on an 11-point visual analogue scale (VAS). Score range: 0 to 10 (0 = not likely, 10 = very likely). Participants who have already obtained hearing aids will be assigned a score of 10.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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