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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN53433311
ISRCTN53433311
Completed
N/A

A pilot study to promote adherence to two interventions to prevent falls in older people with visual impairment

niversity of Manchester (UK)0 sites193 target enrollmentMay 8, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Topic: Primary Care, Ophthalmology
Sponsor
niversity of Manchester (UK)
Enrollment
193
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 8, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Manchester (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Vision related inclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Binocular visual acuity less than 0\.6 LogMAR (Snellen equivalent 6/24\), stratified into (i) 0\.61\.0 LogMAR(1\.0 LogMar \= Snellens 6/60\), (ii) less than 1\.0 LogMAR and/or
  • 2\. Moderate visual field loss, defined as affecting more than 20% of the test location used in a binocular Estermann
  • test, stratified into (i) those missing 2050%
  • of the test locations, (ii) those missing \>50% of the test locations.
  • Other inclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Aged 75 years and over
  • 2\. Independent community dwelling
  • 3\. Able to walk around their own residence
  • 4\. Cognitively able to participate in the programme

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Receiving an OT or physiotherapist intervention or home assessment and modification or exercise intervention eg. Falls Clinic.
  • 2\. Cognitive impairment assessed by the Abbreviated Mental Test (26\) which is a quick and reliable measure suitable for identifying patients who ought to be excluded from the study.
  • 3\. Carers, peer mentors and Ots Not meeting inclusion criteria above

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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