{"type":"trials","record":{"id":42384,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT04048460","title":"Assessment of e-Audiology for Providing Clinical Services and Support","brief_summary":"Technological advances in hearing aids and telecommunications, including the widespread availability of telehealth (referred to in this proposal as \"e-Audiology\") applications, have the potential to expand both access and affordability of hearing aids for those with age-related hearing loss (ARHL). E-Audiology is used by clinicians in a variety of settings, including private practice, university clinics, and the Veterans Administration. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recently updated the Scope of Practice guidelines for audiology to include telehealth as \"an alternative method of service delivery that en-compasses both diagnostics and intervention services.\", including all aspects of hearing aid selection, fitting, and follow-up counseling and rehabilitation. However, given the paucity of evidence of comparative efficacy between office-based service delivery and e-Audiology in real-world settings, patients and relevant stakeholders are faced with a major decisional dilemma when determining which mode of service delivery would be optimal for addressing the needs, preferences, and lifestyles of those with ARHL. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the benefits, drawbacks, and patient satisfaction associated with e-Audiology delivery of hearing aid fitting, services, and supports for older adults with mild to moderate ARHL. We plan to use data collected in this pilot study for a future R01 submission to the NIH.","overall_status":"Completed","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"University of South Florida","enrollment":10,"countries":["United States"],"start_date":"2019-08-15","completion_date":"2020-04-15","last_update_date":"2021-03-04","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04048460","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:25:34.048307+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:04.647+00:00","metadata":{"sex":"ALL","acronym":"eAudiology","age_range":"70 Years to 89 Years","comparator":null,"organization":"University of South Florida","interventions":["Delivery of hearing healthcare through eAudiology application"],"registry_source":"ClinicalTrials.gov","outcome_measures":["Change From Baseline on the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) — 6 weeks post-interv…","Change From Baseline on the Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) Test — 6 weeks post-intervention","Change From Baseline on the Telehealth Acceptance Questionnaire (TAQ) — 6 weeks post-intervention","International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) — 6 weeks post-intervention"],"design_description":"NA · SINGLE GROUP · TREATMENT · NONE","source_has_results":true},"controlled_terms":["Hearing Loss, Age-Related","Presbycusis, Bilateral","Hearing Disability","Delivery of hearing healthcare through eAudiology application"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":50,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Abstract contains controlled term: age-related hearing loss.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:07.732232+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct04048460","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2019-08-15 to 2020-04-15","comparator":null,"confidence":"structured-source","population":"ALL · 70 Years to 89 Years","provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:04.667Z","intervention":["Delivery of hearing healthcare through eAudiology application"],"participants":10,"study_design":"NA · SINGLE GROUP · TREATMENT · NONE","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":["Change From Baseline on the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) — 6 weeks post-interv…","Change From Baseline on the Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) Test — 6 weeks post-intervention","Change From Baseline on the Telehealth Acceptance Questionnaire (TAQ) — 6 weeks post-intervention","International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) — 6 weeks post-intervention"],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"hearing-aging","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Abstract contains controlled term: age-related hearing loss.","Source terminology contains: presbycusis.","Abstract supplies longevity context: age-related, older adult.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["abstract","controlled terminology","abstract context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Hearing ageing","slug":"hearing-aging"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/42384","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}