Clinical Trial

School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Kentucky

Recruiting
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Summary
This trial will evaluate a multilevel intervention (STAR model) that combines mobile health (mHealth) hearing screening tools with telemedicine technology for specialty care access in rural Kentucky schools. An initial version of the model was used in rural Alaska where telemedicine-based specialty referral improved both proportion of children receiving follow-up and time to follow-up. The refined STAR model will utilize an enhanced mHealth screening protocol that includes tympanometry for the detection of middle ear disease. The STAR model will also include a specialty telemedicine referral process in schools for children who refer school screening.
Protocol Amendment History 7 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 7 times since 2022-08-23; most recent amendment 2026-05-04.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2022-09-23
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05513833
Lead Sponsor University of Arkansas
Collaborators: University of Kentucky, Duke University, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions Hearing Loss
Enrollment 18,000 participants
Start Date 2022-09-01
Primary Completion 2027-06-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-06