CREATE - Children Reading With Electronic Assistance To Educate

University College London (UCL)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Adolescent Development; Child; Vision, Low

Treatments: Device: Tablet computer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02798848

15/0570

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will test the methodology for a full RCT of assistive technologies for children/young people with low vision/blindness. The investigators will recruit 40 students age 10-18 years in India and the UK, who will be randomised into two groups. Apple iPads will be the active intervention; the control arm will be the local standard low-vision aid care. Primary outcomes will be acceptance/usage and accessibility of the device and trial feasibility measures. Exploratory outcomes will be validated measures of vision-related quality of life for children/young people as well as validated measures of reading and educational outcomes. In addition, the investigators will carry out semistructured interviews with the participants and their teachers, and attempt to evaluate cost-effectiveness.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• age 10-18 years
• low vision, defined as "best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) for distance between - less than 6/18 (0.48 logMAR) and 3/60 (1.30 logMAR) in the better eye" (WHO) ability to read printed material
• no previous or current use of a tablet computer for educational purposes We will include students who have access to a tablet computer already, but only use it for recreational purposes. We will also include students who use a laptop. We will also include students who use or have previously used optical low-vision aids such as magnifiers, telescopes and CCTV systems.

Exclusion criteria

• current or previous use of a tablet computer for educational purposes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Assistive technology: tablet computer

Experimental group

Description:

iPad tablet computers

Treatment:

Device: Tablet computer

Standard optical low vision devices

Active Comparator group

Description:

standard optical devices including magnifiers, telescopes, CCTV

Treatment:

Device: Tablet computer