Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Department of Veterans Affairs, September 2008

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00262509

Purpose

The purpose of the research project is to develop and evaluate an emergency egress system for persons with visual impairment, which would use existing lighted exit signage to provide egress information at a distance of up to 100 feet.

Condition	Intervention
Blindness	Device: Electronic badge

MedlinePlus related topics: Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Wayfinding Errors [ Time Frame: 3 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	72
Study Start Date:	September 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1 Use of talking exit signage	Device: Electronic badge Use of talking exit signage to be detected with electronic badge

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Must be blind with no better vision than light perception
Must be able to walk the necessary distances, i.e., three hours of intermittent indoor walking
OMCT (Orientation-Memory Concentration Test) of 10 or less

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients currently being treated at Atlanta VA Medical Center

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00262509

Contacts

Contact: Erica W Watkins, BA	(404) 321-6111 ext 5830	erica.watkins@va.gov
Contact: Neena S Abraham, MD MSc	(713) 794-8601	nabraham@bcm.tmc.edu

Locations

United States, Georgia
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur	Recruiting
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
Contact: James Henderson, MA 404-321-6111 ext 6396 James.Henderson4@va.gov
Principal Investigator: David Ross, MSEE Med

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David Ross, MSEE Med

Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur

More Information

Responsible Party:	Department of Veterans Affairs ( Ross, David - Principal Investigator )
Study ID Numbers:	C3905R
Study First Received:	December 2, 2005
Last Updated:	October 1, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00262509
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Rehabilitation
Sensory Aid

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Sensation Disorders
Vision Disorders
Eye Diseases

Neurologic Manifestations
Emergencies
Blindness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009