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Assessing Pharmacy Technician Educational Training for the Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids in Rural Alabama and Mississippi Pharmacies

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
NCT06864273 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Hearing loss is a major public health concern due to its negative association with emotional well-being, cognition, and physical ailments, such as diabetes. Access to audiologists and otolaryngologists in many regions across the US is poor or extremely limited. Rural populations are older, less educated, and have lower household incomes compared to populations in metropolitan areas. Also, with increasing age adults experience greater rates of hearing loss. Fortunately, the 2022 FDA Final Rule for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids (OTC HAs) could revolutionize assess to hearing aids and hearing healthcare by allowing adults with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss to purchase these devices over the counter, without medical clearance or care from an audiologist. Pharmacies located in rural areas now have the option to provide OTC HAs, something previously not possible. Currently, however,

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pharmacy technicians licensed to practice in the state of Alabama or Mississippi. 2. Pharmacy technicians who practice in rural communities of Alabama and Mississippi. 3. Adults 18 years of age with mild to moderate hearing loss and who live in rural communities of Alabama or Mississippi. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pharmacy technicians with hearing loss who could have prior understanding of care for those with hearing loss will not be included in the study. 2. Adults 18 years of age or older with typical hearing will not be included in the study. 3. Adults with hearing loss who live in urban areas of Alabama and Mississippi will not be included in the study. 4. Participants will be excluded if they have any medical condition resulting in cognitive impairment that results in an inability to complete the study tasks (e.g., mental health condition, stroke, head injury, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease)
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What it tests

  • Pharmacy Technician Educational Training
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Where

2 sites
The Department of Communicative Disorders, Box 870242
Tuscaloosa, United States
The Department of Communicative Disorders
Tuscaloosa, United States
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