E-nergEYEze, a vision-specific eHealth intervention based on cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management to reduce fatigue in adults with visual impairment

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: <tr><td>People with a visual impairment and in the experience of severe fatigue</td></tr>
Fatigue, Visual impairment, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Self-management, eHealth, Randomized controlled trial
10047518

Registration Number: NL-OMON28085

Lead Sponsor: Amsterdam University Medical Centres

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 172

Inclusion Criteria

Visually impaired (according to WHO criteria and guidelines of the low vision rehabilitation centers) adult outpatients (18+) from Dutch low vision rehabilitation organisations (i.e. Royal Dutch Visio and Bartiméus) who experience severe fatigue (CIS-score>35), have internet-access at home and are able to speak the Dutch language adequately, will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are: severe cognitive limitations assessed with the 6-item screener (short validated Mini Mental State Examination with a score <3), or currently receiving treatment or having received treatment in the last 12 months for another comorbid disease that clearly is the main cause of fatigue (i.e. multiple sclerosis (MS), cancer, psychiatric disorder).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Fatigue severity will be measured with the Fatigue Severity (FS) subscale of the Checklist Individual Strenghts (CIS)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Adaptation to vision loss, symptoms of depression, anxiety, vision-related quality of life, work functioning and work participation, need for recovery, sleep disorder, health care utilisation, medication use, absenteeism and presenteeism from paid and unpaid work, health-related quality of life.</p><br>