Automated Text Message Reminders to Promote Hearing Aid Adoption

Many individuals with hearing loss do not receive adequate hearing healthcare. Only about 30 percent of people that are found to have hearing loss during a hearing test go on to use hearing aids. The investigators propose to test the use of text message reminders to educate patients with hearing loss, and to encourage them to get hearing aids. The study objective is to examine whether automated text-messaging reminders increase the use of hearing aids among patients with hearing loss, who are hearing aid candidates.

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Key information

Conditions

Hearing Loss Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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Principal Investigator

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

English-speaking adult patients who have been recommended for hearing aids.

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded if they use hearing aids or cochlear implants.
Patients without a valid cellphone number will be excluded.
Patients with dementia will also be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Automated text message reminder

Behavioral

Participants in the intervention group will receive automated text messages instructing them to obtain hearing aids. The messages will also include basic information on the prevalence and negative effects of hearing loss.

Primary outcomes

Likelihood of obtaining hearing aids

Time frame: This outcome data will be collected 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after enrollment.

Participants will be queried on whether they have obtained hearing aids since enrollment in the study. Participants who have not obtained hearing aids, will be asked to rate the likelihood that they would obtain hearing aids. Likelihood will be assessed on an 11-point visual analogue scale (VAS). Score range: 0 to 10 (0 = not likely, 10 = very likely). Participants who have already obtained hearing aids will be assigned a score of 10.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Sep 12, 2025
Registry last updated: Sep 12, 2025

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