Use of Self-management Group to Improve Quality of Life in Patients With Low Vision

Mass Eye and Ear

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Age Related Macular Degeneration

Treatments: Behavioral: Self management program 'Living with Vision Loss'

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03046485

07-02-013 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

120 Patients with visual acuity <6/12 will be randomized to receive either usual care or participate in a 6-week, 2 hour 'Living with Vision Loss' program led by trained leaders. We hypothesize that a structured self-management low-vision rehabilitation program provides a greater improvement in participation in daily activities, and improves quality of life in vision-impaired people compared to the provision of the usual low vision rehabilitation services. We also plan to document barriers that prevent patients with low vision (visual acuity <6/12) from participating in self-management course.

Sex: All

Ages: 55 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clients who have attended the MEEI Vision Rehabilitation for the first time within 12 months
• Visual acuity of <6/12 in the better eye with habitual correction
• Age 55+ years
• Living independently (not in a nursing home)
• English speaking
• No cognitive impairment
• Adequate hearing to respond to normal conversation

Exclusion criteria

• vestibular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Self management program

Experimental group

Description:

Self management program 'Living with Vision Loss' 6 week course that met for 2 hours each week led by a trained leader.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self management program 'Living with Vision Loss'

Wait list control

No Intervention group

Description:

Wait list control