A Feasibility Study of a Novel, Fully Remote Counseling and Sound Therapy Program for Hyperacusis
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There is no universal approach used to treat hyperacusis, a condition defined as having reactions to sound as too loud, annoying, fearful, or painful. A collaborative report published by prominent researchers recommended counseling and sound therapy for managing hyperacusis, but emphasized the need for rigorously designed clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of these treatments. The investigators developed a face-to-face counseling approach, Hyperacusis Activities Treatment (HAT), and have demonstrated its effectiveness for in-person therapy. In this study, the investigators will conduct a controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the two components of HAT in managing hyperacusis: Aim 1, remotely delivered counseling, and Aim 2, sound therapy. In Aim 1, participants will complete four weeks of remote counseling using instructional videos, homework activities, discussion forums, and hands-on exercises. To ensure rigor in the approach, all participants will complete 4 weeks of weekly monitoring (control) before beginning counseling (treatment) for an additional 4 weeks. In aim 2, participants will be randomized into one of two sound therapy groups: (1) Group 1: Listen to their individually chosen bothersome sounds using successive approximations or a gradual increase in sound level; and (2) Group 2: Listen to continuous, low-level background noise. In both groups, devices will be fit remotely and used for 1-2 hours per day for four weeks. Completion of this R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award project at Augustana College will lead to a shift in hyperacusis management by providing early clinical evidence for the effectiveness of the components that make up the HAT protocol: counseling and sound therapy.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05976789
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Sound therapy using low-level background sound Device
- Remote counseling using HAT-Online Behavioral
- Sound therapy using successive approximations Other
Device · Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 17, 2023
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2026
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Apr 16, 2024
2023 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College | Rock Island | Illinois | 61201 | Recruiting |
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