Towards Implementation of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Kenya
Key facts
- Where
- Nairobi, KenyaSee the site
Where in Kenya
- Mathare North Health CentreNairobi, KenyaContact: Sarah Benki-Nugent, PhDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- University of Washington
- Trial code
- NCT07879326
- Record updated
- 16 October 2026
- Original description
The goal of this observational study is to learn if smartphone hearing screening devices can help to understand the role of ear infections in hearing loss in infants with HIV exposure. The main questions it will answer are 1) What is the screening accuracy of smartphone hearing screening? 2) What is the incidence of ear infections and of abnormal hearing screening findings in infants with and without HIV exposure? Researchers will follow infants with and without HIV exposure for 6 months and will use smartphone and conventional hearing and ear health screening devices at the same time to see if the smartphone devices can help detect ear infections. Parent and infant participants will visit the clinic 3 times over 6 months. At these visits, infants will have hearing and ear health checked using smartphone and conventional devices.Read full original descriptionShow less
mHealth OAE: Towards Implementation of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Kenya - R33 Phase (mTUNE-R33)
The goal of this observational study is to learn if smartphone hearing screening devices can help to understand the role of ear infections in hearing loss in infants with HIV exposure. The main questions it will answer are 1) What is the screening accuracy of smartphone hearing screening? 2) What is the incidence of ear infections and of abnormal hearing screening findings in infants with and without HIV exposure? Researchers will follow infants with and without HIV exposure for 6 months and will use smartphone and conventional hearing and ear health screening devices at the same time to see if the smartphone devices can help detect ear infections. Parent and infant participants will visit the clinic 3 times over 6 months. At these visits, infants will have hearing and ear health checked using smartphone and conventional devices.
Inclusion: Is at least 18 years old; Is a biological mother for the infant participant; Willing to disclose HIV status with confirmation from medical record; Planning to reside in the study catchment for the next 6 months; Infants must meet all of the following criteria:; Age 5 to 7 months; at least one patent ear canal.
Exclusion: Unwilling to provide locator information for contact.