Trial Outcomes & Findings for Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss (NCT NCT00262509)

NCT ID: NCT00262509

Last Updated: 2014-02-11

Results Overview

Subjects are walked into a building to a specific location and then asked to find their way out of the building. Time to Exit Building is measured. This is protocol is performed twice, and the times averaged to obtain the outcome measure.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

17 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

30 minutes total, 15 minutes for each of two timed trials

Results posted on

2014-02-11

Participant Flow

Subjects were recruited from July through September, 2009. They were recruited from the VA Medical Center Eye Clinic and the Atlanta Center for Visual Impairment.

17 participants recruited after 23 potential participants contacted by phone from our VA subject registry. Of the 23 contacted, 3 screened out as not meeting inclusion criteria, and 3 chose not to participate.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Baseline First, Then Intervention
Baseline First: For two separate timed trials Blind Participants are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and then asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial lasted at most 15 minutes. Intervention Next: Blind Participants are trained for 15 minutes in the use of the egress badge, then in two separate timed trials are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and are asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial lasted at most 15 minutes.
Intervention First, Then Baseline
Intervention First: Blind Participants are trained for 15 minutes in the use of the egress badge, then in two separate timed trials are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and are asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial lasted at most 15 minutes. Baseline Next: For two separate timed trials Blind Participants are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and then asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial lasted at most 15 minutes.
Overall Study
STARTED
8
9
Overall Study
COMPLETED
8
9
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
First Baseline, Then Intervention
n=8 Participants
Baseline First: For two separate timed trials Blind Participants are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and then asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial takes at most 15 minutes. Intervention Next: Blind Participants are trained for 15 minutes in the use of the egress badge, then in two separate timed trials are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and are asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial takes at most 15 minutes.
First Intervention, Then Baseline
n=9 Participants
Intervention First: Blind Participants are trained for 15 minutes in the use of the egress badge, then in two separate timed trials are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and are asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial takes at most 15 minutes. Baseline Next: For two separate timed trials Blind Participants are walked into a building to different randomized locations, and then asked to find their way out of the building. Each Trial takes at most 15 minutes.
Total
n=17 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
8 Participants
n=99 Participants
8 Participants
n=107 Participants
16 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
1 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Continuous
47.78 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.72 • n=99 Participants
52.75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.07 • n=107 Participants
50.12 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.27 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
4 Participants
n=107 Participants
8 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
5 Participants
n=107 Participants
9 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
8 participants
n=99 Participants
9 participants
n=107 Participants
17 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 minutes total, 15 minutes for each of two timed trials

Population: Total number of participants completing study

Subjects are walked into a building to a specific location and then asked to find their way out of the building. Time to Exit Building is measured. This is protocol is performed twice, and the times averaged to obtain the outcome measure.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=17 Egress Time
All Blind Participants are trained for 15 minutes in the use of the egress device, then for two separate trials are walked into a building to a specific location, and are asked to find their way out of the building. Their egress performance is timed for each trial. The outcome measure is obtained by averaging the two trial times
Baseline
n=17 Egress Time
All Blind Participants, in two separate trials, are walked into a building to a specific location, and then are asked to find their way out of the building. Their egress performance is timed for each trial. The outcome measure is calculated as the average of the trial times.
Time to Exit Building
198 seconds
Standard Deviation 47
165 seconds
Standard Deviation 63

Adverse Events

Egress Badge Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Baseline Egress

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

David A. Ross

Atlanta VA Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence

Phone: 404-321-6111

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place