Communication Training in Hearing Aid Users
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University Ghent
- Where
- Belgium1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 57 people enrolled
- Started
- 16 Sept 2025
- Ended
- 9 Jul 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groups
- Treatments tested
- Cognitive screening
- Audiological Assessment
- Questionnaires
- Communication training
- Interview
- Record updated
- 1 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 45 years to 80 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Dutch speaking first-time hearing aid users between 45-80 years
- Individuals with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss
- Individuals with bilateral hearing aids (minimal 6 months)
- Individuals who are capable to give consent to participate in the study themselves
Who cannot take part
- User of cochlear implants
- Participants who have previously received auditory, auditory-cognitive, or communication training
- Participants with a middle ear disorder
- Participants without age-appropriate cognition
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The objective of the current research project is to investigate the effectiveness of communication training in first-time hearing aid users with mild to moderate hearing loss delivered in-person in groups or individually. In doing so, the project aims to strengthen evidence-based person-centered care for individuals with hearing loss and pave the path toward more holistic hearing healthcare.
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We hypothesize that participants receiving communication training will show improved hearing-related quality of life, communication strategies, and personal adjustment compared to controls. Moreover, group training is expected to yield greater benefits in communication strategies and adjustment than individual training, due to its interactive nature and peer support, leading to more positive evaluations in interviews.
A pretest-posttest design will be used, with testing before and after the communication training sessions, and two experimental groups and a control group. The two experimental groups are the groups receiving in-person group and individual training. The control group does not receive the communication training nor an alternative. A mixed-method will be applied to collect quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data include screening measures, audiological tests, and questionnaires, while the qualitative data consist of a semi-structured interview.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Control groupOther group
The control group does not receive the communication training nor an alternative.
Treatment: Cognitive screening, Audiological Assessment, Questionnaires, Communication training, and Interview
- Group with individual communication trainingTreatment being tested
The individuals receive individual training.
Treatment: Cognitive screening, Audiological Assessment, Questionnaires, Communication training, and Interview
- Group with group communication trainingTreatment being tested
The individuals receive group training.
Treatment: Cognitive screening, Audiological Assessment, Questionnaires, Communication training, and Interview
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 1 September 2026