RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Appalachian Specialty Telemedicine Access for Referrals (STAR) Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-09-01
Study Completion:2026-05-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05513833

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:3 Years to 11 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Enrolled in school in one of the 14 participating counties
  2. * Initial entry into elementary school
  3. * Eligible regardless of age, gender, race, or ethnicity
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Susan Emmett, MD, MPH
CONTACT
501-603-1212
sdemmett@uams.edu
Samantha Robler, AuD,PhD
CONTACT
907-434-0433
skrobler@uams.edu

Principal Investigator

Matt Bush, MD, PhD, MBA
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Kentucky
Susan Emmett, MD, MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Arkansas

  • Matt Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kentucky
  • Susan Emmett, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-09-01
Study Completion Date2026-05-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-09-01
Study Completion Date2026-05-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Rural
  • hearing
  • loss
  • telemedicine
  • telehealth
  • school
  • disparities
  • screening

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hearing Loss