Use of Self-management Group to Improve Quality of Life in Patients With Low Vision

Age Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess if Attending an Interactive, Self-management Group, 'Living With Vision Loss', in Addition to Having Vision Rehabilitation in Our Clinic, Improves Patients' Quality of Life

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03046485
• Other study ID #: 07-02-013
• Secondary ID: 07-02-013
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 29, 2010
• Last updated: February 6, 2017
• Start date: May 2007
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

120 Patients with visual acuity <6/12 will be randomized to receive either usual care or participate in a 6-week, 2 hour 'Living with Vision Loss' program led by trained leaders. We hypothesize that a structured self-management low-vision rehabilitation program provides a greater improvement in participation in daily activities, and improves quality of life in vision-impaired people compared to the provision of the usual low vision rehabilitation services. We also plan to document barriers that prevent patients with low vision (visual acuity <6/12) from participating in self-management course.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years to 95 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clients who have attended the MEEI Vision Rehabilitation for the first time within 12 months

• Visual acuity of <6/12 in the better eye with habitual correction

• Age 55+ years

• Living independently (not in a nursing home)

• English speaking

• No cognitive impairment

• Adequate hearing to respond to normal conversation

Exclusion Criteria:

• vestibular disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Age Related Macular Degeneration
• Macular Degeneration

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Self management program 'Living with Vision Loss'
group met for 6 weeks, 2 hours per week, to discuss strategies for living with low vision

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Vision Rehabilitation Center	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Impact of Vision Impairment Questionnaire (IVI)		1 year