Can a short training save farmworkers' hearing?
NCT ID NCT07271290
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a short, culturally adapted training to help farmworkers use earplugs correctly and prevent hearing loss from loud noise. Fifteen farmworkers will receive the training and have their earplug fit measured before and after. The goal is to see if the training is practical and effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Farmworker Hearing Protection Training (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could help prevent hearing loss in farmworkers exposed to loud noise on the job.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (15 people) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The training is brief and long-term effectiveness is unknown.
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Study facts
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- 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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Currently employed as a farmworker in agricultural settings with routine exposure to occupational noise * Able to understand and provide informed consent in Spanish or English Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently employed as a farmworker * Medical or ear conditions that preclude safe use of foam earplugs (e.g., acute ear infection, recent ear surgery) * Inability to complete study procedures as determined by study staff
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