Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0264167241
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Which are better, group or individual fittings of hearing aids?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Ear, Nose and Throat: Hearing problems
Intervention
Randomised Controlled Trial:
A: group fitting of hearing aids
B: individual fitting of hearing aids
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP)
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/11/2005
Overall trial end date
01/11/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
100 participants having hearing aids fitted. 50 in a group setting, 50 individually.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
100
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients who are not suitable for a group fitting eg with poor manual dexterity, poor eye sight, learning difficulties or poor English skills.
Recruitment start date
01/11/2005
Recruitment end date
01/11/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
C/O Research and Effectiveness Department
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2009 results presented at 13th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology and ENT Expo Liverpool, UK (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01964_2.x/abstract)