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Study NCT ID:
NCT01701700
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2018-12-04
First Post:
2012-10-01
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
The Effectiveness of Portable Electronic Vision Enhancement Systems (p-EVES) for Near Vision in Visual Impairment
Sponsor:
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effectiveness of Portable Electronic Vision Enhancement Systems (EVES) in Comparison to Optical Magnifiers for Near Vision Activities in Visual Impairment - The p-EVES Study
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2018-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
p-EVES
Brief Summary:
Over 1 million people in the UK suffer from untreatable visual impairment, many of them elderly. The major complaint of visually impaired people is their inability to carry out simple tasks, especially those involving reading. It is known that this activity limitation is a major cause of depression in an older population, and it is reflected in reduced quality of life. Low vision clinics, mostly based within hospital ophthalmology departments, dispense optical magnifiers to allow patients to carry out these tasks again, but these devices do have limitations (unusual posture, short working distance, monocular viewing). Although electronic magnifiers have been around since the 1960s, they were initially very large and expensive. Recent advances in technology have brought about an explosion in the number and range of portable and moderately-priced aids, which can be used binocularly, in a natural working position: these are currently not available through the NHS. Evidence is needed as to whether these portable hand-held electronic magnifiers could offer a significant benefit to the majority of patients, and therefore whether they should be routinely dispensed in low vision clinics.
The proposed study is a two-arm randomised crossover trial with existing users of optical magnifiers being assigned to use a hand-held electronic magnifier in addition to their existing devices for 2 months. Reading and task performance will be measured with the aid, and compared to the performance with optical aids, and the patient will be asked to report on the comparisons between the aids.
The proposed study is a two-arm randomised crossover trial with existing users of optical magnifiers being assigned to use a hand-held electronic magnifier in addition to their existing devices for 2 months. Reading and task performance will be measured with the aid, and compared to the performance with optical aids, and the patient will be asked to report on the comparisons between the aids.
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
Secondary ID Infos
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01715 | OTHER | CMFT | View |