Big Data Supporting Public Health Hearing Policies (EVOTION)

March 25, 2020 updated by: University College, London

EVidenced Based Management of Hearing Impairments: Public Health pΟlicy Making Based on Fusing Big Data Analytics and simulaTION

Hearing Loss (HL) affects over 5% of the world's population (WHO 2014) and is the 5th leading cause of Years Lived with Disability. HL is currently managed with Hearing Aids (HAs), i.e. programmable sound amplification devices that are worn by the hearing impaired subjects to address their hearing difficulties. HA use however is often problematic, costly and with poor overall benefits. The holistic management of HL requires appropriate public health policies for HL prevention, early diagnosis, long-term treatment and rehabilitation; detection and prevention of cognitive decline; and socioeconomic inclusion of HL patients. Currently the evidential basis for forming such policies is limited.

The EVOTION project proposes to address this by collecting and analysing a big set of heterogeneous data, including HA usage, audiological, physiological, cognitive, clinical and medication, personal, behavioural, life style, occupational and environmental data.

This will be done by:

i. accessing big datasets of existing HA user data from the EVOTION clinical partners (UCL/UCLH and GST in the UK; OTICON in Denmark) ii. collection of prospective HA user data who will be recruited to the prospective EVOTION study and who will undergo some additional assessments iii. collection of real time dynamic data of the human participant HA users who will be given a smart phone with different apps (auditory tests; auditory training), sensors (recording of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate etc.) and smart HAs (recording environmental factors such as noise levels, type of noise etc.) so that real life contextual factors that affect HA usage and outcome can be identified.

These data will be analysed with big data analysis/data mining techniques in order to identify relationships between these in order to use this information to derive and support public health decisions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1080

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom
        • Guy's and St. Thomas' Foundation Trust

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >18 years
  • Basic understanding of oral and written English
  • Unilateral and/or bilateral mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss
  • Willing to use smart hearing aids for at least 2 hours daily on average
  • Willing/capable to use a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dementia (MoCA<22 )
  • Not agreeing or able to attend for f/u appointments
  • Not agreeing or able to use HA >2 hours daily (average)
  • Not sufficient vision to use smartphone ap

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Hearing aid + mobile phone
Device: Hearing aid
Smart hearing aid to allow collection of real time hearing aid usage data
Device: Mobile phone
Mobile phone linked with the hearing aids to allow users to change the device settings and perform additional listening tests
Experimental: Hearing aid + mobile phone + biosensor
Device: Hearing aid
Smart hearing aid to allow collection of real time hearing aid usage data
Device: Mobile phone
Mobile phone linked with the hearing aids to allow users to change the device settings and perform additional listening tests
Device: Sensor
Wearable biosensor for the collection of physiological data

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in "Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile" at 8 weeks
Time Frame: Baseline (i.e. before the patient receives a hearing-aid) and at 8 weeks after receiving a hearing-aid
Baseline (i.e. before the patient receives a hearing-aid) and at 8 weeks after receiving a hearing-aid

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University College, London

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 10, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

October 20, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17/0064

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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