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NCT06803394

Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research and Solutions for Korean Americans

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 18+Interventional
Johns Hopkins University
~800 participants
Updated 2026-03-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:K-HEARS InterventionK-HEARS Sound Amplifier Intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S) score
Measured over Baseline, 6 months post-intervention (Immediate Group). 6 months post-baseline (Delayed Group)

Conditions

Age-related Hearing Impairment
Personal Communication
Hearing Impairment
Hearing Loss
Community-dwelling Seniors
Korean

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Maryland1

Study leadership

  • Hae-Ra Han, PhD,RN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Johns Hopkins University

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-identified as first-generation KA in the target region
Age 60 years or older
Has a communication partner who lives in the same household or has at least weekly interactions
Screening audiometry Pure-tone audiometry (PTA)1,2,4 kilohertz (kHz) \>25 decibel (dB) hearing loss (HL) in better ear
Age 18 years or older
Able to read and speak Korean

Exclusion

Current use of hearing aid
Medical contraindications to use amplification device (e.g., draining ear)
Plan to move from the area within 6 months
Active treatment for a terminal illness or in hospice
Plan to move from the area within 6 months
Active treatment for a terminal illness or in hospice

What this trial measures

  • Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S) scoreBaseline, 6 months post-intervention (Immediate Group). 6 months post-baseline (Delayed Group)

    Score range 0-40. 0-8 suggests no hearing handicap 10-24 suggests mild-moderate hearing handicap 26-40 suggests significant hearing handicap.