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First received: October 20, 2022

Clinical Trial: School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Hearing Loss

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: North STAR Trial: Specialty Telemedicine Access for Referrals (STAR) in Rural Alaska

Brief Summary: The prevalence of childhood hearing loss in rural Alaska is disproportionately high and predominately infection-related.With preventive screenings and access to health care, much of childhood hearing loss is preventable.Although state-mandated school screening helps identify children with hearing loss, loss to follow-up is pervasive and exacerbated by a scarcity of specialists in rural regions.A mixed methods cluster randomized trial conducted in northwest Alaska demonstrated that telemedicine can significantly…

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