Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of P02 Digital Hearing Aids
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effectiveness of NECTEC Model, Body-worn, Digital Hearing Aids and Cost of Screening and Hearing Aids Service in Elders
Brief 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 Summary: 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.
Sponsor: Khon Kaen University
Current Primary Outcome: functional gain [ Time Frame: Immediate after hearing aids fitting ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Satisfaction [ Time Frame: immediate after hearing aids fitting ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Khon Kaen University
Dates:
Date Received: October 1, 2012
Date Started: October 2012
Date Completion: September 2014
Last Updated: April 17, 2014
Last Verified: April 2014