P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Northwestern University
- Where
- Chicago, Evanston, Galveston, and Palos Hills, United StatesSee the 4 sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 584 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Dec 2020
- Ended
- 30 Jun 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Hearing Aids
- Record updated
- 6 March 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 50 years to 79 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 50 - 79 years old
- Mild or moderate hearing difficulty
- Normal cognition
- No prior hearing aid experience
- Ability and willingness to pay privately ($650.00) for hearing aids
- Ability to read and understand English
- Symmetric hearing loss, no greater than moderate in degree
Who cannot take part
- -
Where in United States
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, United States
- Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language, and LearningEvanston, United States
- University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, United States
- Sertoma Speech and Hearing CenterPalos Hills, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Satisfaction and benefit from hearing aids fit using two patient self fit methods will be compared against those fit using audiology-based best practices. Individuals between the ages of 50 and 79 years of age will be randomly assigned to one of three fitting methods. Benefit and satisfaction will be evaluated six weeks and six months after the initial fitting.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Audiology-Based Best PracticeExisting treatment, for comparison
Hearing aids will be fit using current best practices used by audiologists to fit hearing aids.
Treatment: Hearing Aids
- Consumer DecidesTreatment being tested
Hearing aids will be self fit by patients using an interactive application on a tablet computer. Patients will choose their preferred hearing aid settings after comparing four settings with varying loudness levels.
Treatment: Hearing Aids
- Efficient FittingTreatment being tested
Hearing aids will be self fit by patients using an interactive application on a tablet computer. Patients will choose their preferred hearing aid settings after comparing four settings with varying base and treble settings.
Treatment: Hearing Aids
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Patient-Centered Hearing Aid Trial: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
- Record updated
- 6 March 2025