Assessing Pharmacy Technician Training for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
This study is looking at how well pharmacy technicians can be trained to help people with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Many people in rural areas have trouble getting help for hearing loss, and OTC hearing aids could make it easier. The study will provide pharmacy technicians with a special training program called "Pharmacy Technician Educational Training." This training will happen in steps, starting with no training, then online modules, and then online discussions. Researchers want to see if this training improves the technicians' knowledge and confidence in helping people with hearing loss. You can join if you are a licensed pharmacy technician in rural Alabama or Mississippi, or an adult (18+) with mild to moderate hearing loss living in those areas. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 144 participants. It will test a stepped-wedge educational training program for pharmacy technicians.
- What's involved
- Pharmacy technicians will participate in a training program that includes online modules and discussions over 16 weeks. They will also take quizzes and rate their confidence before and after the training.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be assessed from enrollment to the end of the educational training at 16 weeks.
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Assessing Pharmacy Technician Educational Training for the Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in Rural Alabama and Mississippi Pharmacies
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Marcia J Hay-McCutcheon, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Alabama
- Lucas Berenbrok, PharmD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Pre- and Post-training QuizFrom enrollment to the end of the educational training at 16 weeks.
This quiz will assess knowledge and skills that are provided in during the 16-weeks of educational training that pharmacy technicians will receive. It will be administered before and after each training step.
- Pre- and Post-training Confidence in SkillsFrom enrollment to the end of the educational training at 16 weeks.
The questions in this survey will assess confidence levels of pharmacy technicians in assisting adults with hearing loss who receive over-the-counter hearing aids in their community pharmacy. It will be administered before and after each training step.