Measuring Reading Rehabilitation Outcomes

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Department of Veterans Affairs

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00125632

First received: July 28, 2005

Last updated: February 3, 2009

Last verified: December 2006

History of Changes

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a newly-designed oculomotor training program for patients with age-related macular degeneration.

Condition	Intervention
Age Related Maculopathy Retinal Degeneration	Procedure: Eccentric Viewing Training for Reading

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double-Blind
Official Title:	Measuring Reading Rehabilitation Outcomes

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: age-related macular degeneration X-linked juvenile retinoschisis

MedlinePlus related topics: Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Participants will be given the following assessment tests at 4 different times during the assessment (at baseline, after 6 weeks, after 12 weeks, and after 18 weeks): eye tracking measures, daily performance measures and reading measures.

Estimated Enrollment:	90
Study Start Date:	August 2005
Study Completion Date:	May 2008

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with a diagnosis of AMD
An established preferred retinal locus
Visual acuity of less than or equal to 20/70 and greater than or equal to 20/400 (in the better eye)

Exclusion Criteria:

Those with other major ophthalmologic and neurologic disease; choroidal neovascularization ("wet" AMD); moderate to severe media opacities; and cognitive impairment

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00125632

Locations

United States, Illinois
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Janet P Szlyk, Ph.D.

Research & Development Service 151, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

More Information

Additional Information:

Related Info This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Szlyk JP, Paliga J, Seiple W, Rabb MF. Comprehensive functional vision assessment of patients with North Carolina macular dystrophy (MCDR1). Retina. 2005 Jun;25(4):489-97.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Grant P, Seiple W, Szlyk JP. Effect of depression on actual and perceived effects of reading rehabilitation for people with central vision loss. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2011;48(9):1101-8.

Seiple W, Grant P, Szlyk JP. Reading rehabilitation of individuals with AMD: relative effectiveness of training approaches. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 May 5;52(6):2938-44. Print 2011.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00125632 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	O3877R
Study First Received:	July 28, 2005
Last Updated:	February 3, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Reading
Rehabilitation
Treatment Outcomes
Low vision

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Retinal Degeneration
Macular Degeneration
Retinal Diseases
Eye Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013

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