NCT01902914

Effectiveness of P02 Digital Hearing Aids

Effectiveness of NECTEC Model, Body-worn, Digital Hearing Aids and Cost of Screening and Hearing Aids Service in Elders

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Khon Kaen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To test the effectiveness of body-worn, digital hearing aids, model 02 which is developed by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand.

Detailed description

Hearing aids distribution and service system are limited accessed in hearing disabled people in developing countries. The local-made, body-worn, digital hearing aids is developed by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand. The effectiveness of this model will be compares with other standard body-worn, hearing aids in community elders. The functional gain, quality of sound, customers' satisfaction, and quality of life (EQ-5D, HHIE, HUI-3, IOI-HA) are main outcomes.The cost of Screening and hearing aids will be also investigated. The validity and reliability of several tools used such as the Thai-Hearing Handicap Inventory for elderly (HHIE) questionnaire, Music Test, Thai-Five Minute Hearing Test, and Khon Kaen Hearing Aids Evaluation are also studied.

Conditions

• Hearing Loss, Bilateral
• Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Hearing Aids Evaluation	Functional Gain Sound field Speech Audiometry

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2013-07-18
• Last updated: 2014-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand