Measuring Reading Rehabilitation Outcomes

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Department of Veterans Affairs, December 2006

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00125632

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

Genetics Home Reference related topics: X-linked juvenile retinoschisis

MedlinePlus related topics: Rehabilitation

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Non-Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Measuring Reading Rehabilitation Outcomes

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
Estimated 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

Contacts

Contact: Patricia Grant-Jordan, BA

312-996-1466

pdgrant@uic.edu

Locations

United States, Illinois
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Contact: Salar Khan, MD MBA 312-569-7426 Salar.Khan@med.va.gov
Contact: Karen M Lenehan 312-569-6343 karen.lenehan@med.va.gov
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Contact: Janet Sylzk

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

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.

Study ID Numbers:	O3877R
Study First Received:	July 28, 2005
Last Updated:	December 4, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00125632
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Reading
Rehabilitation
Treatment Outcomes
Low vision

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Eye Diseases
Macular Degeneration
Retinal Degeneration

Retinal Diseases
Vision, Low
Retinal degeneration

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009