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NCT Number: NCT00347620

Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether interventions to improve vision in nursing home residents have an impact on residents' health-related quality of life. The interventions being evaluated are correction of refractive error (near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia) and cataract surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Refractive Error Cataract Eye Diseases Lens Diseases Refractive Errors

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Integrated Health Services at Briarcliff, Alabaster, Alabama, United States

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About this study

The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1.) to establish the psychometric properties of the Nursing Home Vision-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instrument, and; 2.) to evaluate the responsiveness of this instrument. Responsiveness will be assessed in two independent preliminary prospective intervention evaluations. The first responsiveness evaluation will involve a new spectacle intervention and the second will involve first eye cataract surgery. In addition, we will examine the association between the responsiveness of this instrument, and changes in visual functioning measures and other demographic variables.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • at least 60 years of age or older
  • expected to stay in facility foe at least 8 months
  • stable medical condition
  • moderately cognitively impaired or better

Exclusion criteria

  • those not meeting inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Spectacles

Device

cataract surgery

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. vision-targeted health-related quality of life

Secondary outcomes

  1. depression

  2. generic health-related quality of life

  3. functional independence

  4. participation in group activities

  5. physical activities

  6. falls

  7. life space

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Collaborators

  • EyeSight Foundation of Alabama
  • National Eye Institute (NEI)
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Pearle Vision Foundation
  • Research to Prevent Blindness
  • Retirement Research Foundation

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2000
Study completion
2003
First posted
Jul 4, 2006
Registry last updated
Mar 15, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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