Clinical trial registry record

Evaluation of Unilateral vs Bilateral Hearing Aids for the Treatment of Age-related Hearing Loss

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

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What this is
A clinical study registration, not a result or recommendation.
Why it may matter
The registry currently reports Completed.
Evidence
Registered phase not reported study.
Main limitation
Registration does not prove that the intervention works, is safe, or is available to you.
What changed
Registry metadata was last updated April 10, 2025.
Where to verify
Open the primary registry below for eligibility, locations, contacts, and current status.
Registry ID
NCT04739436
Last registry update
April 10, 2025
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase not reported
Sponsor
Duke University
Enrollment
278
Countries
United States
Match confidence
80%
Source feed
ClinicalTrials.gov
Automated source synopsis

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

Evidence snapshot

What the source actually supports

Evidence stage
Phase not reported
Study design
RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · NONE
Evidence population
Human clinical study registration
Participants
278
Population
ALL · 50 Years
Duration
2021-04-26 to 2024-09-20
Intervention
Hearing amplification
Comparator
Unilateral hearing aid fitting group
Outcomes measured
Change in Hearing Aid Benefit as Measured by Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) — Baseline, 3 months; Hearing Aid Benefit, as Measured by the Measured by Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP) — 3 months; Change in Hearing Aid Benefit as Measured by Bamford-Kowal-Bench Speech in Noise (BKB SIN) Test — Baseline, 3 months; Change in Hearing Aid Benefit as Measured by the Abbreviated Word Auditory Recognition and Recall Measure (WARRM) — Bas…; Hearing Aid Satisfaction as Measured by Satisfaction With Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) Survey — 3 months , 6 mont…; Change in Hearing Related Quality Life as Measured by Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly (HHIE) Survey Completion —…; Change in Complex Ecological Listening as Measured by the Speech Spatial Qualities (SSQ) Survey — Baseline, 3 months, 6…; Hours of Hearing Aid Use — 3 months; Hearing Aid Expectations as Measured by the Expected Consequences of Hearing Aid Ownership (ECHO) Survey — Baseline; Global Hearing Aid Outcomes as Measured by the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI_HA) Survey — 3 mon…; Experience With Hearing Aid Assignment as Measured by a Self-reported Questionnaire — 3 months; Number of Participants in Each Arm That Chose 0, 1, or 2 Hearing Aids — 3 months; Change in Hearing Aid Benefit as Measured by Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) — Baseline, 6 months
Reported result
No reusable finding-level result is available in this record.

Main limitationThis is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.

Safety and approvalEligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians. Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available.

Source supportStructured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.

Trial stage · Phase not reportedA trial phase describes development stage; it does not establish a positive result.
Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Registration and recruitment status do not establish safety, efficacy, or regulatory approval.

Why this record appears here · 80% topic match

The title, summary, or source keywords matched one or more topics followed by immortal.life. A higher percentage means a stronger topic match; it does not rate safety, effectiveness, or study quality.

  • Hearing ageing · 80%Title contains controlled term: age-related hearing loss. Title supplies longevity context: age-related. Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL.

Automated source check 100% · update recency 65%. These figures help sort records; they are not medical ratings.