Counselling, prescribing and instruction-effects of closed circuit television systems in rehabilitation of visually impaired adults

Completed

• Conditions: Eye conditions, Visual impairment; Eye Diseases; Visual impairment

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80599264
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Visually impaired according to the Dutch guidelines
2. Acceptance of the conditions of the study (informed consent)
3. Above age of 18 years
4. Sufficient understanding of the Dutch language (Cito-NT2 level higher than or equal to 3)
5. Competence to understand the questions of the questionnaires (adequate cognitive ability)

Exclusion Criteria

Patient stays (or stayed before) in a psychogeriatric institution.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The development of an optimal rehabilitation protocol for the instructions of the use of CCTVs for visually impaired adults. It will focus on several specific objectives: <br>1. To study the present process of counselling, prescribing and delivering a CCTV to visually impaired patients<br>2. To develop a standardized method to instruct and train visually impaired patients in using a CCTV<br>3. To study the effectiveness of this instruction and training program in the use of a CCTV<br>4. To study the feasibility of this instruction and training program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Reading speed (LEO test)<br>2. Understanding of texts (Aarnoutse test)<br>3. Activity inventory, frequency, nature and time of the use of a CCTV