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NCT Number: NCT00946062

Evaluation of a Standardised Orientation and Mobility Training in Older Adults With Low Vision

The purpose of this study is:

1. to develop a standardised orientation and mobility training (O&M-training) in the use of an identification/symbol cane by older adults with low vision, and; 2. to evaluate this newly developed standardised O&M-training with respect to effectiveness and feasibility in a randomised controlled trial.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Vision Aged Behavior Eye Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Orientation, Spatial Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms Spatial Behavior Vision Disorders Vision, Low

Age range

55 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sensis, Grave, Netherlands

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 55 years or over
  • Low vision
  • Living independently in the community or in a home for older people
  • Able to see large obstacles and to go outside for a short walk or doing groceries
  • One of the following:
  • experiencing difficulties with safely crossing a street
  • experiencing difficulties with recognising acquaintances outdoors
  • willing to become recognisable as being partially sighted by using the identification cane
  • Written informed consent
  • Orientation and Mobility training (O&M-training) in the use of an identification cane

Exclusion criteria

  • Cognitive impairment (a score of less than 4 on the Abbreviated Mental Test 4)
  • Language or hearing problems that impede completing an interview by telephone
  • Confinement to bed or possible nursing home admission that impede completion of the O&M-training
  • Permanent use of a walking aid incompatible with the use of an identification cane
  • Having recently received an O&M-training in the use of an identification cane and permanent use of this cane

Treatment and study plan

orientation and mobility training

Other

orientation and mobility training

Primary outcomes

  1. activities of daily life (subscale of the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  2. distance activities and mobility (subscales of the Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. activities index (Frenchay Activities Index (FAI))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  2. social support interactions (Social Support List (SSL 12-I))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  3. health-related quality of life (EuroQol 5D (EQ5D))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  4. mental health and dependency (subscale of the Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  5. feelings of anxiety (anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  6. symptoms of depression (depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

  7. concerns about falling (falls efficacy scale international (FES-I))

    Time frame: 5 and 17 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Orientation and Mobility Training on Mobility, Participation and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Visual Impairments: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jul 24, 2009
Registry last updated
Nov 15, 2013

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