CompletedNot Applicable

Hearing Impairment, Strategies, and Outcomes in Emergency Departments

United States133 participantsStarted 2019-03-18

Plain-language summary

Aim 1: Establish the feasibility of screening for hearing loss in the ED Aim 2: Determine the acceptability of the screening procedure (among the ED population) Aim 3: Derive a preliminary estimate of the effect size of primary outcomes Aim 4: Identify the evidence that decision makers in Veteran Affair Medical Centers, ED and Audiology Services need to commit to this approach

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * English or Spanish speaking * Emergency severity index criterion of 4 or 5 (low acuity) * Hearing Handicap Impairment Evaluation Screen greater than or equal to 24 * Capacity to consent to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to consent to participate in research * Emergency severity index criterion of 1-3 (high acuity) * Hearing Handicap Impairment Evaluation Screen less than 24 * Inability to speak English or Spanish

What they're measuring

Number of Participants With Use of Hearing Assistance Device (HAD) During Emergency Department (ED) Stay

Timeframe: Duration of ED stay, average of 1-2 days

Patient-Rated Quality of Hearing, Understanding, and Communication With Providers During ED Stay

Timeframe: Duration of ED stay, average of 1-2 days

Patient-Rated Quality of Post-Discharge Care

Timeframe: At time of discharge from ED, average 1 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03594500

SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-26

Results submitted2021-02-10

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