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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