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Talking Circles to protect hearing among Native Americans exposed to loud noise

Tests a Talking Circle program for preventing noise-related hearing loss in Native American adults.

Key facts

Who runs it
University of California, San Francisco
Where
San Antonio, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Intervention for Hearing Health Among Native Americans
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
400 people, planned
Starts
1 Apr 2027
Expected to end
30 Apr 2030
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groups
Treatments tested
  • Talking Circle
  • Diabetes prevention program & delayed TC
Record updated
21 August 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults who are members of an Indigenous or Native American community. People with or without hearing loss can join, including those who may work in a noisy place.

Age
18 years and older
Sex
All sexes
Disease stage
People with hearing loss and people without hearing loss can both join.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Younger than 18
  • Not a member of a Native American community
  • Not willing to give informed consent to take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Indigenous or Native American community member
  • Age 18 years and older
  • May work in a noisy environment
  • Willing to give informed consent to participate in the study
  • People without hearing loss and with hearing loss as well

Who cannot take part

  • Younger than the age of 18
  • Non Native American community member
  • Unwillingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Where in United States

  • American Indians In Texas at the Spanish Colonial MissionsSan Antonio, United StatesContact: Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHNNot yet recruiting

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of the study is to understand the cultural impact on hearing loss among Native American populations who traditionally rely on oral communication. This Native American community based participatory research hearing protection study proposes to implement a culturally relevant Talking Circles intervention to address hearing health inequities among Native Americans. The goal is to establish a sustainable culturally based Talking Circle (TC) hearing loss prevention program to disseminate messages, thus promote hearing health and improve access to preventive tools within the larger tribal community with high occupational and recreational noise exposure.

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TC Participants will:

* Complete a set of questionnaires (3 total) throughout the study. * Complete an audiometer hearing test with headphones, and watch one video computer related to hearing and how to protect hearing at the tribal wellness center. * In 6-months into the trial, participants will be asked to complete the same set of questionnaires from the beginning of the study. * In 12-months after the baseline surveys and hearing test, participants will be asked to complete the same set of questionnaires that were done at the beginning of the study and complete another hearing test by the computer.

The intervention will include facilitator training for local implementation and a delayed-intervention control to assess knowledge gains and protective behavior changes. Through use of the TC, the participants in the training program can use the support and insight from each other to be trained to establish self-sustaining hearing loss prevention program in the tribal community.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Talking Circle InterventionTreatment being tested

    At baseline, all the participants will complete assessment surveys and hearing tests in their designated community centers. All participants randomized to the experimental group will receive the TCI immediately after baseline assessment as well as the hearing test and computer-based intervention. Each TCI group includes 10 participants who will receive TCI together at a time and day that works the best.

    Treatment: Talking Circle

  • Control groupOther group

    Participants randomized to the control group will receive the delayed TCI after completing the 12-month follow up. Partcipants will receive the second hearing tests 12-months into the study and receive feedback on their hearing test results in comparison with the previous year's result. The control group will be asked to randomly participate in a focus group at the completion of the study.

    Treatment: Diabetes prevention program & delayed TC

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Intervention for Hearing Health Among Native Americans
Plain-language title
Talking Circles to protect hearing among Native Americans exposed to loud noiseGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
Record updated
21 August 2026
Intervention for Hearing Health Among Native Americans (NCT07534098) – Frontlight Research