Can talking circles save native american hearing?
NCT ID NCT07534098
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a culturally tailored Talking Circles program to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in Native American adults. 400 tribal members will join group discussions and hearing tests over 12 months. The goal is to increase hearing protection use and knowledge through community support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Talking Circles behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a sustainable, community-led hearing loss prevention program for Native American tribes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study with no drug or device; results depend on participant engagement and may not generalize beyond the specific tribal communities involved.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Indigenous or Native American community member * Age 18 years and older * May work in a noisy environment * Willing to give informed consent to participate in the study * People without hearing loss and with hearing loss as well Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than the age of 18 * Non Native American community member * Unwillingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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American Indians In Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions
San Antonio, Texas, 78205, United States
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American Indians In Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions
San Antonio, Texas, 78205, United States
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